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POTATO PLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumeris Harr. ) 
Wisconsin S» B, Fracker (June l6); Common in many localities; reported 
injuring cucumber, ard radish in Ashland and Dane Counties and 
tomato in Milwaukee. 
MELON APHID (Aphis gpssypii Glov.) 
Nebraska M» K, Swenk (June 25): The usual complaints of injury to cucumbers 
by the melon aphid have been received during the period covered 
by this report. 
GARDEN SPRINGTAIL (S minthurus hortensis Fitch) 
Massachusetts A» I. Bourne (June 22): There have been numerous complaints of 
injury by the garden springtails this year. In the immediate 
vicinity of the college they are present in unusually large 
numbers this season, swarming on newly-appearing leaves of 
squashes, cucumbers, melons, etc., as well as upon many ornamentals 
such as newly set asters, 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG (A nasa tristis DeS,) 
Mississippi R, W. Harned (June 21): Several complaints in regard to the 
common squash bug have been received. Among these received re- 
cently is one that reports injury to squash at Laurel on June 10, 
and another that reports injury to squash and cucumbers at 
Fheba on the same date. 
Florida £„ S, Chamberlin (June 22): Nymphs of this insect are abundant 
in squash fields at the present time in Gadsden County, 
ASPaRaGUS 
ASPAFUGUS BEETLE ( Crioceris asnaragi L, and 
SPOTTED ASPARAGUS BEETLE Crioceris auodecimpunctata L.) 
Connecticut W* E a Britton (June 24): Mr. Wilkinson reports the common -asparagus 
beetle as being everywhere in Hartford County, Southington, 
Bristol, Plainville, Wethersfield, East GranTby, Windsor Locks, 
Windsor, South Windsor, and East Hartford. Abundance about the 
same as compared with an average year. 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants (May 15)* In Nassau County this 
insect was first noted May 15 attacking asparagus and doing some 
damage. 
Wisconsin S, B. Fracker (June lo): Severe at La Crosse on asparagus, 
ASPARAGUS MINER ( Agromyza si mplex Loew. ) 
Wisconsin A, A, Granovsky (June l6): One bed was ruined at Sturgeon Bay, 
