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Texas. J, N, Roney (Jijjic 24): Fonnd on potatoes and tomatoes in Srazos 
CoTinty today, 
POTATO PLEA BEETLE (Epitrix c^cumoris Harr.) 
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Vermont, H, L, Bailey (June 2^) i Extremely aLundojit on tomato and potato 
plants in ¥ashinf;ton County’', early in Juno, 
Connecticut, IT, Turner (June 23): At Mount Camel da.nasc is continuing 
and infestations on potatoes and tomatoes axe heavy, 
Pennsylvania,, S, E, Coon (June 2l)! Population a,t Lancaster is snaJlcr 
than in previous jaoars and injury to tobacco and. pota.to croxos is less 
than normal, 
Virginia, L, D, Anderson and. H, G, ¥alher (June 27)! Hew brood is very 
a.bundant and causing severe dama.gc in many T)ota,to fields on the Eastern 
Shore, 
Hebraska, H, D, Tate (June 20): Beetles xircsent on lootatoes in largo nui.i- 
bors and considerable injury v/a.s axoT^arent in Lancaster County on Ma,y I6, 
Utah. C, E. Knowlton (Juno 2): Eanaging x^ota.toos at Highland and Alx^inc 
tod.aj'", (June 6): Boetlos have injured x>otato and tona.to foliage a.t 
Perry and potato foliage at Sni-thfiold, 
POTATO LSi'iEHOPPER ( Empoasca faba.c Harr,) 
Virginia, H. 0, Wah^r and L, E. And.erson (J-onc 27): More abijuidant in x^otato 
ficlduS than-’-'-asual at Horfolk, on the Eastern Shore, 
Missouri, H, E, Brovrn (Juno 15)* Observed for first time today in large 
numbers on potatoes, 
Minnesota, A, 0, Ruxglos and. assistants (June): Mod.ora.tely abund.ant in the 
south-central section of the State, 
Iowa, H, E, Jacques (June): Light to nod.cra.tc infestations in the southeastern, 
central, and v;cstcrn sections of the State, 
Texas, J, IT, Roney (May 23): Rex^ortod on beans and. potatoes in S^azos 
County, 
POTATO PSYLLID ( Paxatrioza cockorolli Sulc) 
Montana., D, J, Pletsch (June 20): Sweex^s in early j^otato plantings (Ma.y l) 
shov7 about three times a.s many ad.ult ps^rllids as at this tine in 1940, 
Eirst cLofinitcly ddscased plants vrore noted today neax Billings, Yollov^- 
stone County, ITjonx^hs found on loaves were in the second and third in- 
stars. 
