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T. L« Guyton (July 30) : Epicauta cinerea Foerst. is 
reported from Peach Bottom as doing serious damage. 
P. L% Webster (July 13): Lytta nuttalli Say is reported 
from Kensal as more than usually common* 
M» H. Swenk (August 1): The gray blister "beetle was 
reported destroying tomatoes in gardens in Seward County 
during the last week in July, and the large "black "blister 
beetle, Epicauta corvina Lee, was reported as injuring 
potatoes in Knox County. The striped "blister beetle, 
Epicauta lemniscata Fab,, was reported doing injury in 
garLdens in Thayer County during the second week in August . 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Roy Latham (August 6): During the last few weeks there 
has been an outbreak of Agrotis ypsilon Rott. in Orient, 
and at present it is the worst ever known here. It is 
doing great damage in young transplant '"'a sprouts, cabbage, 
and cauliflower. It is also found in late potatoes and 
various other crops and weeds. Trenches had to be dug 
around some fields, I have counted 25 under the small 
lumps of dirt at the base of a small plant k inches high. 
A, M* Hollister (July); Cutworms have done about the most 
damage of any pest in Saratoga County, In the southern part 
of the county, where considerable truck gardening is 
carried on, they have been very troublesome. Many farmers 
have used the bran, Paris green and molasses poison and in 
this way have done good control work. It is difficult to 
make an estimate of the damage done by these pests. 
H. A, Gossard (July 25): One of the glassy cutworms was 
received from Conway June 25, where it was said to be 
attacking beets. 
GREEN SOLDIER-BUG (llezara hilaris Fitch) 
J, J. Davis (August 22): The green soldier -bug has been 
reported from sections of the State from the extreme south 
end to the northeast corner of the State. In most cases it 
was simply reported as abundant and no apparent injury 
noted. The first record was from Delphi on July 25. In 
several localities it was reported on corn, and one 
correspondent blames these insects for the unthriftiness of 
one section of this corn field. It was also reported as 
occurring on peach, but the correspondent has not advised 
us that injury ©ccurred. At Corydon and south to the Ohio 
liver we found this insect abundant on Lima beans August 
20. Young and adults were observed with their beaks inserted 
in the green pods and in the stem at the base of the pod. 
The beans have not developed or are deformed in the pods, 
and as there is no disease present, and since the injury is 
what we might expect, it seems very likely that the soldier- 
bug is responsible. 
