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possibly E. porcellus , differing only in coloration on the 
ventral side. [phis insect was also found in dead patches of 
turf at Devon. 
MEADOW FSOG-'-IOFiriR ( Philacnus spunarius Fall.) 
D. C. Mote (July 13): Wilcox reports that the spittle bug 
nymphs Fhllaenus spumarius be an: changing to adults the fore 
part of June in the Willamette Eiver Valley. Specimens from 
IFJugcne and Coos County, apparently the sane species, did not 
change to adults until about July 1. All apparently have 
transformed to adults now, July 8. 
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A BRUCHID ( Mylabris brachial i s Fahraeus) 
A vetch bruchid established in the Kiddle Atlantic States. 
During June, 1931, the writer collected a large number of 
specimens of Bruchus brachial is Fahraeus from a patch of vetch 
(Vicia sp. ) at "addon Heights, IT. J. Judging from the enormous 
number of eggs which were being deposited on the pods, the 
percentage of infested seed will be high. The first adults 
to emerge from the new crop of seeds appeared July 15. This 
bruchid is one of several economically important bean weevils 
known to attack vetch in Surope, and is apparently the first 
to become established in the United States. My determination 
cf the insect has been verified ^i T Mr. J. C. Bridwell of 
Washington, D. C. 
Adults of infested pods have been taken by the writer at 
the following llev Jersey localities: Eaddon Heights (several 
stations). Gander. County; Moorestown, Vincent -own, and Four 
Mile, Burlington County; and ITevtonville, Atlantic County. 
At the writer's request Mr. D.. P. Ferry looked for patches 
of vetch on his recent trips to Maryland from Hew Jersey. 
Ee collected sever?! plants from patches at Felton, Kent 
County, Delaware, July 1, and at Salisbury, Wicomico County, 
Maryland, July 15. Both lots are infested. 
This bruchid lias thus far been definitely associated with at 
least two species of vetch. 
SUGARCA17E 
SUGARCAITZ! BORES ( Piatraea saccharalis Fab. ) 
IT. A. Douglas (June 26): *t was estimated that 5 per cent of 
the stalks of a field of Egyptian wheat were injured by the 
sugar cane moth borer. (June 26): Fiaht fields of corn in the 
Crowley section have been examined. Five oi' the eight fields 
had 100 per cent stalk infestation. In one field no bored 
stalks were found. 
