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STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata Fab.) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (June 23): The striped cucumber "beetle is moderately 
abundant and in a few localities very abundant. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 22): The striped cucumber beetle has been reported 
as destructive in a number of localities in all sections of the State beginning 
June S. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 22): The striped cucumber beetle is very abundant. 
Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (June 20): The striped cucumber beetle was found on beans 
in Douglas County; on 80 acres of corn in Walworth County, and on cucumbers 
in Milwaukee County. (June 23): Very numerous on cucumbers and melons in 
Crawford County. 
Minnesota. A. C. Ruggles (June 26): The striped cucumber beetle is very abundant. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (June lH): Plantings have been very seriously damaged 
by the striped cucumber beetle. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): The striped cucumber beetle was- reported on 
June S from Howard County, where it was doing much damage to watermelon vines, 
while several reports have been received from Lancaster County the past week. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 26): The striped cucumber beetle is very abundant 
on squashes and melons in the trucking areas near Manhattan. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June): The striped cucumber beetle is moderately 
abundant in Knox County. 
Mississippi. J, M. Langs ton (June 22): June 12 a correspondent at Friar Point, 
Coahoma County, sent to this office cantaloupes which had been injured by 
larvae feeding on the outside, where they came in contact with the ground. 
Injury of the same type was also found on cantaloupes at State College on 
June 15. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anasa trista DeG. ) 
Idaho. C. Wakeland (June 19) : The squash bug has increased its distribution un- 
til we now find it generally distributed through southwestern Idaho and 
yesterday I picked it up at King Hill in central Idaho. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 26): Squash bugs are very abundant and are causing 
considerable injury in the eastern half of the State. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (June ll): Squash bugs are damaging squash plants at Hyde 
Park. 
