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Michigan Eugenia McDaniel (August 18): The green soldier -"bug has 
bEen .received this morning from Cass County, Mich, .where 
it is said to "be attacking "beans in the field. The insects 
puncture the young pods and are causing considerable injury, 
SOUTHERN GREEN PLANT-BUG ( Nezara virirlnla L« ) 
Florida F, S, Chamberl in (August 6): Pods in one field are severely 
damaged by the "bugs at Quincy, 
POTATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bonfne (July 25): Infestation has been rather uneven 
throughout the State, In this particular region, Amherst, 
the pest has "been somewhat more abundant than for several 
years, whereas from other sections of the State, notably in 
Barnstable County, there have been so few beetles that up 
to the first or middle of July it had not been necessary to 
apply any arsenate of lead for their control. The pest is 
apparently not more than normally abundant except in isolated 
areas. 
New York 
Ohio 
North 
Dakote. 
Nebraska 
Roy Latham (July 15): Slugs have not been known to be so 
abundant in years in Suffolk County. Arsenate failed to 
kill them although more than usual was used. Many had entered 
the ground and were out in hard-shelled beetles by July 10, 
Not in 20 years have so many gone into the ground as a! the 
present time. In fields that were red with them they habe 
gone into the ground after being sprayed three times. This 
looks bad for next season's early crop. 
H, A, C-ossard (August 20) : Perillus bioculatus Fab, was 
received from Shelby August 1, where it was reported to be 
doing very effective work in destroying the Colorado potato 
beetle, 
R, L, Webster (August 3)* Reports from county agents in 
northwestern counties indicate that many fields have been 
severely injured this year, 
M« H, Swenk (August 1): The Colorado potato beetle was more 
than ordinarily numerous in some parts of the potato growing 
district lof western Nebraska, especially in Morrill County, 
during July, 
