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the past two weeks they have been observed on cowpeas 
growing in gardens around town. This species does not seem 
to attack the cowpeas when there are beans for it to feed 
upon. 
^io Neale F. Howard (august lU): The Mexican bean, beetle larvae 
have been found at Waver ly. This is in north-central Bike 
County, about 25 miles north of the Ohio River, in the 
south-central part of the State* (August 22): This beetles 
Has been reported from Adams, Highland, Fike, and Scioto 
Counties. 
Indiana J. J a Davis (August 20): Scouting in the southern half of 
Harrison failed to reveal the presence of the Mexican bean 
beetle, 
Kentucky Neale F« Howard (August 22): The Mexican bean beetle has 
been reported from Harlan, Letcher, Cumberland, and Spencer 
Counties. 
Mississippi Neale F. Howard (August 22): The Mexican bean beetle has 
been reported from Tishomingo County. 
PEAS 
PEA APHID (Il linoia pisi Kalt.) 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (August 1): During early Julymumbers of the 
pea aphid began to appear.cn their host plants, but were 
checked by natural enemies and drier weather conditions, 
CUCUMBER 
OH I ON THE IPS QEhr ips tabaci L.) 
Virginia H, Spencer (July 7): T hr ins_ tab aci L. has done considerable 
damage to a field planted to cucumbers and cantaloupes. 
PICXLEWORM (Diaphania nitidalis Cramer) 
Missouri E. Haseman (August 2): County Agent Tolbert of Kennett, M'o. , 
reports 50 V eT cent or more of the maturing cantaloupes 
affected; at Columbia most of the developing summer squashes 
are affected. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER-BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata F ab.) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (July 25): The striped cucumber -beetle seems 
to be somewhat more prevalent than it normally is throughout 
the State, all our records on these beetles bearing out this 
statement, with the exception of Bristol County, where the 
County Agent reports that while normally abundant they do not 
seem to be in any greater numbers than last year. Lusting 
