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Co N« Ainslie (June 11 ): After several years of comparative 
absence of this pest from around Sioux City, la., it has 
appeared in great numbers this spring, and compels instant 
attention tc insure the safety of the potato crop. Unusual 
numbers of adults were, observed on the young potato plants 
in western North. Dakota during a recent trip through that region, 
L c Haseman (June 25): Throughout the State generally this pest 
has not been so abundant' as formerly though on untreated patches 
the pest is doing considerable damage. 
APPLE LEAFHOPPER ( Empoasca mali LeB. ) 
J„ E. Dudley, Jr. (June 12-20): Season shout two weeks earlier 
than usual in Waupaca and Bacine Counties, Rainfall slightly 
below normal; temperature above normal. Heavy rains second 
week in June. Adults of Emppasc a mali are quite abundant al- 
though no nymphs have been observed to date. At Racine adults 
numbered about 4 per plant, and the insect bids fair to become 
epidemic this year, 
TOMATO SUCKELY ( Dicynhus minimus Uhler) 
R, W, Earned .(June 20): Specimens of the tomato suckfly./ were 
collected by R. P. Colmer, our Inspector with headquarters at 
Moss Point. They were found in large numbers on tomatoes in that 
vicinity c So far as my personal observation goes, this is the 
first. time that, the tomato suckfly has been reported injurious 
in Mississippi. 
STALK BORER ( Pa7?air)ema r .te\i Guen. ) 
J. J. Davis (June 3): Larvae are quite small and destroying 
recently set tomato plants at Elnora. 
S. L. Chambers (June 10): Specimens of infested potato vines 
were sent in from Sparta by a correspondent who reports it — 
doing serious damage in his garden. 
M. H. Swenk (May 25): The first complaint of injury by the 
stalk borer for the year was received on May 23. The tiny 
caterpillars were starting to bore in tomato plants in "an old 
cornfield. 
BLISTER- BEETLES (Meloidae) 
3. W. McColloch (June 21): Elister beetles are doing serious 
damage to potatoes and other garden crops in Russell, Rooks, Grahan 
and Dickinson Counties, 
CORN EARWORM (Hel iothis obsoleta Eab. ) 
P. S« Chamber] in (May 27); Abundant and doing severe damage to 
tomatoes in Gadsden County at the present time.- 
