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STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Diabrotica vittata Fab.) 
as8achusetts A. I, Bourne (August 21) . "This insect is reported as being 
decidedly more abundant than usual in Lincoln County- About the 
10th of August the new brood of adults were beginning to appear in 
Amherst ." 
iflW York M. 0"; Hammond (July 29). "Larvae in the rooty are doing consider- 
able damage in one planting of cucumbers in Orange County." 
ndiana J. J. Davis (August 17). "The striped cucumber beetle continues to 
occur in destructive numbers throughout the State, and we received 
many reports of injury to cucumber and melons by the larvae." 
fississippi R. W. Harned (August 17). "The striped cucumber beetle has apparently 
caused more damage in Mississippi this year than during any previous 
year of which we have record. Complaints have been received 
especially in regard to injury to watermelons. Many growers had to 
replant several times before getting a stand. Others failed entirely 
to raise any watermelons on account of the abundance of these beetles." 
MELON . 
MELON APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
Massachusetts A. I, Bourne (August 21). "A few instances of this pest in unusual 
numbers are b§ing brought to our attention." 
J. J. Davis (August 17). "The melon aphid is showing up in very 
destructive numbers in a few localities." 
F. A, Fenton (August 18), "The usual number of inquiries are received 
concerning the melon aphid from the Mississippi River Trucking 
districts ." 
Nebraska M„ H. Swenk (August l). "The melon aphid has been normally destructive 
during the entire month of July." 
'alifornia R. E. Campbell (August 15). "Infestation appeared in a number of 
fields in Los Angeles County during the latter part of July continuing 
into August, but most of the growers immediately used nicotine dust 
and prevented serious damage." 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BORER ( Melittia satyr in if ormis Huebn.) 
Massachusetts H. T. Fernald (August 2l). "Mr. Worthley reports that the squash- 
vine borers are maturing. The larvae are beginning to leave the 
plants* Fifty per cent or more of the plants in some fields are 
infested but the abnormally wet season promoted the growth of the 
secondary roots so that the injury to the crop will probably be 
much less than is ordinarily the case." 
