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ORIENTAL BEETLE ( Anomala oriontalis Wtrh. ) 
Now York. C. H. Hadley (July): Various points on Long Island visited on July 13 
and l4 to check on the status of this "beetle. At points in Nassau County, 
where the "beetle had "been abundant in earlier years, it could not "be found. 
No complaints received of turf injury. Never known to occur in destructive 
' numbers in Suffolk County. 
A WEEVIL ( Calomycterus setarius Roclofs) 
Connecticut. E. P. Pelt (August 2l) : Pound in large numbers in a house at New 
Canaan. 
E. G4 Hellyar (August l): Annoying in a house in Norwichto 1 ^ on July 
28." (Det. by L. L. Buchanan.) 
New York. C. A. Weigel (July 20) : Reported as seriously injuring many flowers 
and garden plants, especially roses, at Wingdale, Dutchess County, in the 
Hudson River Valley, A serious nuisance in the house also. (Det. by 
L. L. Buchanan.) 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (July); Swarm of ash-gray blister beetle ( Macrobasis 
unicolor Kby. ) found on a planting of thermopsis on June 27 at Rochester, 
From four to five beetles on almost all the top leaves on the bed. Control 
measures successful. (De"t>. by H. S. Barber.) 
North Carolina. C. S. Brinley (August): Epicauta marginata F. found attacking 
tomato and potato at Raleigh on August 8. Also found on tomato at Thomas- 
ville on July 31* Fig attacked at Durham on August 11. 
Sou.th Carolina. J. G. Watts (August): E. marginata abundant and causing extensive 
defoliation of eggplant and E. vittata P. attacking foliage and fruits of 
tomato throughout the month at Blackville,. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August 18): E. marginata .reported on clematis vine 
at Yantley on August 17* 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August ID): E. pennsylvanica Deg. reported on turnip 
leaves at Chattanooga, Hamilton County. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 24); E. marginata found feeding on sunflower in 
Oktibbeha County on August 9* E. lemniscata P. very e.bundant on truck 
crops in southern Mississippi.- 
Ohio. E, W. Mendenhall (August 18): E. pennsylvanica causing considerable damage 
on gladiolus in Morrow County, 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 22); E. marginata reported as feeding on alfalfa 
and potato at Otsego. 
