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ASIATIC GARDEN ' BEETLE ( Autoserica castanea Arrow) 
Connecticut. W* E. Britton (May 21): Some injury "by the adults to various 
flowering plants in New Haven has been observed but seldom are the grubs 
found in lawns. Two lots of grubs received this spring indicate that this 
beetle may soon become troublesome also as a lawn pest. 
New York. ¥. E. Blauvelt (May 2U) : Considerable injury to lawn turf was 
observed at Rye, Westchester County, on May 10. (Det. by H. C. Hallock. ) 
MAY BEETLES ( phyllophaga spp. ) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (May 25) : Up to May 25 only a few scattered adults were 
noted at Montpelier, Washington County, central Vermont. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May lU): On May 5 we received a report of damage to 
pecan trees by May beetles, the first record of injury this year;. 
Virginia. G. R. French (May 22): I was struck with the large numbers of one 
of the May beetles in Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties this week. I 
saw one 20-foot oak tree that was entirely stripped and a neighboring 
maple was partly defoliated. 
R. A. St. George (May): P. fervida F. , P. i nversa Horn, P. f rat erna 
Harr. , and P. hirticula Knoch, were collected at Palls Church on May 4 
and 5» 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (May 22): Hordes of May beetles are feeding on oak and 
persimmon trees at Lexington. This is the first real damage they have 
done. 
Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (May 20): Plights of the adults have been light, as 
temperatures so far have been too low .for extensive ones. The .first 
appearance was noticed May 7* 
Minnesota. D. J. Pletoch (May l): White grubs have caused much damage to 
pasture in Goodhue County. Upon digging damaged hillside slopes, some 
adults were found near the surface. These were P. tristis P. , mos-t 1, 
abundant, and P. fusca Proel. At depths of from 6 to 18 inches numerous 
larvae were found. Some were Brood A, but apparently most were Brood B. 
They averaged about ^ or G per square foot. Last fall the entire pasture 
sod could be peeled back easily, but self-seeding has brought back most 
of it. 
North Dakota. J, A. Munro (May): May beetles moderately abundant at Fargo. 
Most of the adults are in the top layer of soil but a few have been 
. observed in flight. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (May 18): A few adult brown May beetles were collected 
at Logan during the past week. 
