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TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
BLISTER BEETLES 
A. E. Stene (August 3). "The margined blister beetle is reported 
as attacking potatoes and a number of other crops so seriously that 
growers are alarmed. This is the first time that serious damage 
has been reported to this station. " 
F. A« Fenton (August 18). "Two species of blister beetles, E picauta 
cinerea Foerst. and E. vittata Fab., are unusually abundant, the 
latter being reported from radish, lettuce, beans, turnips, tomatoes, 
and melons ." 
M. H, Swenk (August l) . "The gray blister beetle is reported from 
eastern Nebraska as injuring potatoes, tomatoes, beans, turnips, 
melons , etc ." 
A. C Burrill (August l) . "Reports of injury are starting to come 
in from these insects though they do not seem as bad as last year." 
R» W. Harned (August 17) . "Blister beetles have been reported from 
several different places in the State as seriously injuring gardens." 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants. "By the end of July, potato beetles 
were reported as being numerous in many fields in Monroe and Genesee 
Counties," 
Don B. ¥heland(July 3l) . "This insect was injuriously abundant last 
year, but very few have been observed this year and they have done 
no injury." 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER (Empoasca raali LeB.) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (August 12). "During the last few days 
in July and the first half of August the potato leaf hopper and hopper- 
burn were reported from many places in Onondaga, Monroe, and Nassau 
Count|es« In Nassau County hopperburn is showing up in severe 
proportions ." 
J» J. Davis (August 17). "The potato leaf hopper is quite abundant, 
especially in the northern half of the State." 
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