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TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (June 27): The blister "beetles, particularly the striped 
"blister "beetle ( Epicauta vittata Fab.) has been very abundant during the past 
month. It has defoliated nearly all the black nightshades, Solanum nigrum 
and S. gracile , in Alachua County. 
Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (June 15): The gray blister beetle (E. cinerea Forst.) 
is infesting soybeans in Dane County, alfalfa in Clarke County, and small 
grains in Waukesha County. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (June 26): The ash-gray blister beetle (M. unicol or 
Kby.) is very abundant in Big Stone, Chicago, Houston, Stevens, Yellow Medi- 
cine, and Lac Qui Parle Counties. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro and assistants (June): The ash-gray blister beetle 
is very abundant on caragana, alfalfa, etc., at Fargo, Casts County. The 
beetles are very abundant in Bowman, Burke, McKenzie, Morton, Stutsman, and 
Ward Counties. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): Inquiries concerning the control of the im~ 
maculate blister beetle (M. immaculata Say) on potatoes, tomatoes, and other 
garden truck, were received from several parts of the State. Other species 
of blister beetles reported are: M. unicolor , E. maculata Say, and E. 
lemniscata Fab. 
Kansas. H. B. Hungerford (June 15): M. s egmentata Say is doing much damage to 
potatoes in Washington County. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June): Blister beetles, E. vittata Fab. , E. cinerea , 
and E. pennsylvanica DeG. , are reported as doing damage to various crops and 
flowers throughout the State. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG (N ysius ericae Schill.) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 25): The false chinch bug has been reported from sever- 
al counties in the State. Some injury has been reported in rape fields and 
on other Cruciferae. During the past 3 years false chinch bugs have been 
very abundant in practically every county in the State. 
GARDEN SPRINGTAIL ( Sminthurus nor tens is Fitch) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (June 25): Late in May and early in June we had 
several complaints of garden springtails occurring both in seedbeds and on 
young garden plants that were just appearing above ground. 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns .(June 23): The Coloradp potato beetle is very abundant 
throughout the State. 
