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New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June): Larvae began to appear iB 
numbers early in the second week of June on Long Island. Egg laying in Suf- 
folk County reached its peak during the second week. The. pest va- salso abur.l 
daut in Nassau and Richmond Counties at that time. 
New Jersey. R. C. Burdette, B. F. Driggers, o.nd C. C. Hamilton (June P.'j): The 
Colorado potato beetle is very abundant. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (June 21): Very abundant and .injuring t omatoes. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (June 2b): The Colorado potato beetle is very aTsin- 
dant. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): The Colorado potato beetle was reported as 
damaging potatoes and tomatoes from May 22 to June 12 in Lancaster, Merrick:, 
Nuckolls, Howard, Furnas, and other Counties. The convergent ladybird 
beetle ( Hippodamia convergens Guer.) was frequently reported as destroying 
the potato beetle eggs. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June): The Colorado potato beetle is very abundant. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (May 25): Adults have been taken only on volunteer pota- 
toes in the southern part of Weber and the northern part of Davis Counties. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Spitrix cucumeri s Harr. ) 
New Hampshire. L. C. Glover (June 25): The potato flea "beetle is doing con- 
siderable damage to garden crops. 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (June 25): '■.'- *a beetles, particularly potato flea 
beetles, are more abundant than usual. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 21)2 The potato flea beetle is very abundant. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 12; 5 Damage has been repoi'ti L f foj rnctitfhlly all 
the southern h;alf of the lower peninsula« 
North Dakota. J. A, Musro (June l4)':. '."- potato flea beetle is troublesome 
to the potatoes and tomatoes a'- Fargo, ; .-i Cass County. 
A CERAMBYCTD (prionus i is sicorni s Hal a.. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): Larvae of this beetle ;7ere reported as doing 
considerable damage to potato vines ill Deuel County on May J>1, 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus pratensis L . ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (June 21): The tarnished plant bug is doing considerable 
damage to Irish potatoes in Worcester County. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 22): The tarnished plant bug was reported damaging 
blossoms of potatoes at North Judson on June 15 . 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER ( Empoasca fabae Harr. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (June 21): Potato leafhoppers are very abundant. 
