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Rhode Island A. E. Sten3 (July 29): The Mexican bean "beetle is moderately 
abundant. 
New York N. Y. State Coll. Agr. , Weekly News Letter (August): The 
Mexican bean beetle was reported as doing considerable damage 
in Orange, Duchess, and Chautauqua Counties. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (August 22); The Mexican bean beetle has been 
common, and in some places very destructive, in the southeastern 
part of the Sta'te since June. 
J. R. St ear (August 24): The Mexican bean beetle is very 
abundant at Ligonier. 
Delaware L. A. Stearns (August 24): The Mexican bean beetle is through- 
out the State. Injury tyj the second brood has been generally 
severe. 
West Virginia L. M. Peairs (July 31): The Mexican bean beetle is generally 
from scarce to moderately abundant. It is very abundant in 
southern counties. 
Virginia H. G. Walker (August 24): The Mexican bean beetle is moderately 
abundant in the Norfolk area. 
North Carolina Z. ?. Metcalf (August): The Mexican bean beetle is moderately 
abundant in Raleigh. 
South Carolina A. Lutken (August 25): The Mexican bean beetle is very 
abundant in Berkeley County. In other areas in the State 
it is comparatively scarce. 
Georgia C. II. Alden (August 22): The Mexican bean beetle is scarce 
in Cornelia. 
Ohio J. H. Bigger (August 14 : ): The Mexican bean beetle did 
considerable damage to garden beans in southeastern Ohio and I 
find them especially bad on lima beans. 
T. H. Parks (August 24): More inquiries than in former years 
have come from northern Ohio cou.nties. The Mexican bean beetle 
has been more abundant there than in any previous year. Plenty 
of rains and cool weather during the last half of August no 
doubt have been favorable to a heavy second brood. Heavy 
damage is expected in September. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (August 22): The Mexican bean beetle is very 
abundant in the southern part of the State. 
Kentucky M. L. Didlake (August 24): The Mexican bean beetle is 
moderately abundant on late beans at Lexington. 
