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Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (May 20): Pea aphid is very scarce in Dane County. 
Kansas. J. R. Horton (May 21): Aphids moderately numerous, somewhat more 
so than usual in recent years near Wichita. Very few winged forms yet. 
Predators and parasites numerous. Damage light. 
Texas. S. W. Clark (May 29) ' !• pisi found on bur clover and sweet clover 
at Weslaco, Hidalgo County, in the lower Rio Grande Valley, 
Utah. G. P. Xnowlton (May 17) ' Becoming increasingly abundant on alfalfa, 
and winged females are moving to canning peas in northern Utah. Thir- 
teen winged females and 11 nymphs were collected in 50. sweeps of an 
insect net on peas north of Layton. (May 21): Fourth- gene rat ion aphids 
are now coming on in some pea fields on Mapletoh Bench. 
California. S. Lockwood (May 25) J The pea aphid was very abundant in the 
Imperial Valley earlier in the season but has largely subsided. 
A THRIPS (F rankliniella ameliae Hood) 
Texas. P. L. Thomas (May 2U) : S. W. Clark reported these thrips attacking 
English peas in fields of Hidalgo and Cameron Counties in the lower Rio 
Grande Valley, January 12. Eggs were laid in the pods. The species is 
rather rare in the United States, although previously reported from 
Texas, according to J. R. Watson. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anasa tristis Deg. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (May 25): Squash bugs are present 
and laying eggs, but they are not very numerous at Norfolk. 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (May 21): Squash bug was reported to be 
destructive in Hampton County on May 1^. 
Mississippi. D. W. Grimes (May 2^-f): Some injury to squashes at Durant is 
reported. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (May 2U): Squash bugs have been abundant for 10 days. 
EGGPLANT 
EGGPLANT LACE3UG ( Gargaphia solanii He id.) 
Mississippi. L. J. Goodgame (May 2H) : Injury to eggplants at Aberdeen is 
reported. 
