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FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae So. hi 11.) 
Minnesota. A. G. Haggles (August -1): Several reports of damage to flax in the 
southern part of the State have been received. 
Iowa. H. E. Jacrj.es (August 23): False chinch hugs attracted considerable atten- 
tion cut actually caused relatively small damage. The hugs are very ahundant 
in Dickinson Count;'" and moderately ahundant in Emmet t, Palo Alto, Kossuth, and 
Hamilton Counties. 
Nevada. G-. G-. Schweis (August 21); Migration of false chinch hugs caused much 
annoyance in eastern Nevada. Bugs invaded a theatre at Wells, necessitating 
the closing of the theatre until the horde had passed. 
SOUTHERN GREEN STINK EUG (Nezara viridula L. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 23): On July 31 a correspondent at Hattiesourg, 
Forrest County, sent to this office specimens with the following statement: 
"Have just noticed them. Last fall pea vines looked just right to hear a 
^ood crop, hut it seemed as though insects ate or sucked the "buds hefore they 
"bloomed. Nobody's peas around here bore aoiy last fall." 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 15): Blister beetles, Epi caut a v ittata Pah. 
and p^ pennsylvanica DeG. are moderately ahundant. They are reported as 
damaging late potatoes in western Tennessee. 
Nebraska. !". H. Swenk (July 20 to August 21): From Dawson County a report was 
received of blister beetles ( Macro has is immaculata Say and _E^ cinerea Forst. ) 
damaging potato plants. M^_ imraac\ila ta and 3L. macnlata. Say were reported from 
Chase County. 
Montana. A. L. Strand (August 19): Blister beetles (E^ ma.culata. , L""tta sphaeri- 
collis Say, L^ nut t alii Say, and L^ cyanipennis Lee. ) were very abundant in 
gardens and shelter-belt plantings. 
NORTHERN MOLE CRICKET (G ryllotalpa he-adact-la Perty) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 21): Specimens of the mole cricket were sent in 
from Johnson, Dodge, Colfax, and Sheridan Counties during the period from 
July 20 to August 21. 
COM" ON RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L. ) 
Ohio. N. F. Howard (August 29): Rod spider has been abundant on beans due to 
the hot dry weather. 
Colorado. G. M. List (August 24): The common red spider or two-spotted mite is 
very common and severe injury is bcin?; done to raspberries and cherries in 
northern Colorado. In some cases beans and. similar crops are also being 
seriously injured. 
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