,■ County where watermelons and cantaloups had "been injured. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (August 23): D. halteata has been very destructive on soy- 
beans throughout Louisiana. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (August 25): Southern corn rootworm more abundant this 
year than for the last 3 years* 
Utah. G. E, Knowlton and A. B. Call (August l6): The pale variety of the 12- 
spotted 'cucumber beetle (D. duodecimpunctata tenella Lee.) has damaged 
cucumbers and other small vegetables in Washington County localities, 
Oregon. G. R. Eerguson (August): Adults of the western 12-spotted beetle (D. 
soror Lee.) have caused considerable damage to several crops during the 
last month in the Willamette Valley. Damage to corn, particularly sweet 
corn, rather severe in some localities. Damage to beans has continued to 
be serious. Alfalfa and clover fields are-' supporting large populations of 
the adults and suffering considerable injury. Severe injury to several 
gardens reported. 
ELEA BEETLES ( Phyllotreta spp. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 3l)i Elea beetles reported 
as eating 20 outer rows of cabbage in a field in Orleans County, western 
New York. Most of them were P. aerea Allard, The other species is P. 
zimmermani Crotch. (Det. by H. S. Barber.) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August j): Heavy infestation of striped flea beetle 
(P, vittata E.) on cowpeas at Oakland and Selmer, Payette and McNairy 
Counties, 
STRAWBERRY EHQITWORM ( Onephasia longana Haw.) 
Oregon. G. R. Eerguson (August): Results from a survey of fiber flax, grown in 
the Willamette Valley in 1939 » based on samples from 50 fields, showed 
that 8.5 percent of the flax was injured by larvae of the omnivorous leaf 
tier. Injury to strawberries appeared to be general and in some fields 
ranged from 25 to 50 percent of injured or wormy berries. Injury to 
vetch, peas, nursery stock, and other crops apparently more widespread and 
severe than in previous years. 
POTATO APHID ( Macros iphum solanif olii Ashm. ) 
Indiana, J. J. Davis (August 28): Abundant on tomatoes in central Indiana. 
Utah. G. E. Knowlton (August l4) ; Wild geranium plants heavily infested in 
Logan Canyon during the latter part of July and early in August, 
California. J. C, Elmore (April 20) : Attacking summer squash in the Palos 
Verdes-San Pedro hills, Los Angeles County. Numerous, necessitating treat- 
ment. (Det. by P. W. Mason.) 
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