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SOUTHERN GREEN STINKBUG ( Hezara virldula L.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 24)} Reported as numerous on cowpeas in the south- 
eastern section and on lima Loans in Pike County. Specimens received from 
Hinds and Holmes Counties the last week in July. 
EALSE CHINCH HJG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
South Dakota. H. C. Sever in. (August 12): Much damage to hush fruits, straw- 
berries, and garden truck in the Black Hills area. 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (August 12): Reported from Dallas County as severely in- 
juring the seed pods of flax. 
POTATO AND TOMATO - 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa deceialineata Say) 
Nebraska. E. J. McNerney (August j): In a car of potatoes out of Kearney on 
August 1 were found hundreds of live beetles, crawling on the bags when 
the car was broken. 
Washington, E. J. Newcomer (August IS): Abundant in home gardens at Yakima. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumerls Harr. ) 
Pennsylvania. L. E, Dills (August 23) ! Abundant late in July and early in 
August in the central and northeastern counties. 
Ohio. N. F. Howard (August): During the week beginning August l4, flea beetles, 
chiefly E. cucumeris . became extremely numerous on eggplant at South Point 
and on potatoes at Columbus. 
Minnesota. H, Milliron (August 18): Moderately abundant at Madison Lake, 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (August 22): Very abundant in potato fields at Fargo 
and northwards to Grand Forks. Observations made at Grafton, Park River, 
and Cavalier indicated very light infestations. 
HORNWORMS ( Protoparce spp. ) 
Vermont* H. L. Bailey (August 25 ): Hornworms, P. quinquemaculata Haw. and P, 
sexta Johan., appearing in unusual abundance, particularly in Washington 
and Chittenden Counties, P. quinquemaculata greatly predominates among 
specimens observed. 
New York. N. Y, State Coll. Agr. Ne’-' S Letter (August j): Tomato hornworms 
abundant. Reported from four counties during the last week as infesting 
tomatoes and, in one instance in Onondaga County, western New York, as in- 
festing tobacco. (August 21): In western New York tomato worms are very 
abundant and destructive in Erie, Wayne, and Niagara Counties. Control 
measures necessitated. 
