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CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spp. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (August 26): Young squash in Fayette County attacked, 
mainly hy D. vittata F. 
0, I. Snapp (September 18) ♦ D. duodec impunctata F. moderately abundant 
in a l4_acre field of cucumbers at Fort Valley, central Georgia. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 26): Striped and spotted cucumber beetles, whil< 
extremely abundant a month ago in central Missouri, have largely disappear- 
ed since early in September, 
M. D. Leonard. (September 28 ) j Considerable damage reported as being 
done by D. duodec impunctata to the flower parts of several hundred large 
chrysanthemum plants at Saint Louis, 
Nebraska. M. H. Swonk (September l4)j D. vittata reported as attacking aster 
plants in Gage County on August l6. 
D. B. Whelan (September l4) • D. vittata and D. duodec impunctata on 
squash at Lincoln late in August and early in September'. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (September 23 ): D, duodec impunctata more abundant than for 
a number of years. Numerous enough to cause injury to blossoms of late 
squash, 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (September 23): D. vittata reported in Kansas, Delaware 
County. 
Arizona, C. D. Lebert (September 25 ) : The western striped cucumber beetle, D. 
trivittata Mann, and D. tr icincta Say were numerous on beans, cucumbers, 
and squash in several Phoenix localities on September 11, Severe defolia- 
tion was in progress, 
THRIPS ( Frankliniella spp. ) 
Virginia. F, W. Poos (September 12): Specimens, collected on peanuts near 
Holland in the southeastern part of the State, in June, and reported as 
very injurious to young peanut plants, (identified by F. Andre as F. fusca 
Hinds and F. tritici Fitch. ) 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius er icae Schill.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (September l); Nymphs reported as very abundant on 
potatoes at Painter. 
Utah. G. F, Knowlton (September 20): A few home gardens damaged in Tooele and 
Millard Counties late in August, Generally less injurious than in 1938, 
