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Nebraska 
Kansas 
Mississippi 
M. H. Swenk (July 15 to August l): More than the usual 
number 02" reports of damage to cucumber and melon plants bjr 
the striped cucumber "beetle continued to "be received during 
the second half of July. 
H. R. Bryson (August 22): The striped cucumber beetle is 
very abundant. It is very injurious where cucumber, squash, 
and melons are grown. 
State Plant Board, Press Release (August 3): The southern 
corn root worm, or budworm, has injured young corn in two places. 
The adn.lt of this insect, together with the striped cucumber 
beetle, has done considerable damage to cucumbers, squash, 
cantaloupes, and late vegetables. 
South Dakota, 
Nebraska 
Missouri 
Kansas 
Louisiana 
MELONS 
MELON APHID (A phis gossypi i Glov. ) 
H. C. Severin (August 20): The cucumber lon.se is exceedingly 
abundant in the eastern part of the State at present. 
M. H. Swenk (July 15 to August 1): Beginning about July 20, 
about the normal number of complaints of injury to melon and 
cucumber vines by the melon aphid were received. Up to this 
time the complaints of injury by this pest had been somewhat 
leas than the normal number. 
L. Haseman (August 25): Melons and cucumbers are badly 
damaged by the melon aphid. This insect is more abundant 
than in years and very destructive over the entire State. 
The pavement ant is herding them, 
II. R. Bryson (August 22): Severe infestations of plant lice 
or aphids on cucumber and melons hare been reported from several 
counties in the State. 
W. E. Hinds (August 22): The spotted cucumber beetle is scarce 
at Baton Rouge, attacking watermelons. 
SQUASH 
Delaware 
Pennsylvania 
SQUASH BUG (Anasa tristis DeG. ) 
L. A. Stearns (August 6): The squash bug is unusually 
abundant throughout the State and many reports are being 
received of serious injury. 
J. R. Ste^ir (August 24): Squash bugs are very abundant at 
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