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BLISTER BEETLES (l.Ieloidae) 
{Alabama J. II. Robinson (June 30): The L'eloidae htTfibeen attacking 
potatoes in same portions of the State. 
Kansas J. T7. l.IcColloch (July 20): Several species of blister beetles 
are present this year. The principal damage has been to alfalfa, 
potatoes, and tomatoes. At IJannattan the beetles stripped the 
blossoms from alfalfa which was being left for seed. 
THREE-LINED PIG BORER ( Ptychcdes trHin eatus L. ) 
Mississippi iRroy Thompson: The three-lined fig borer is causing quite a bit 
of damage to the figs in the section about Hancock County and part 
of Penrl River County. I have observed several places where fully 
50 per cent of the trees are dead or will die. 
SUGAR-BEET TIRETOR-.! ( Pheletes californicus Mann. ) 
California R. E. Campbell (Lfcy 30): A sandy field of 15 acres at El l.'onte, 
set to walnuts, and interset ™ith persimmons and plums "as badly 
infested with wireworms. The land had oeoi plowed to the trees 
so the soil was 2 or 3 inches higher around the trunks. The 
persimmon trees were being attacked by the r/ireworms, which were 
feeding on the bark above the roots but just beneath the surface 
of the soil. Ac many as 72 wireworms were taken feeding in a 
single persimmon trunk, but only an occasional wireworm was found 
in a plum trunk, and none in the walnuts. 
TRUCK -CROP INSECTS 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
BLISTER BEETLES (Heloidae) 
Indiana Harry P. Dietz (July 23): Blister beetles, Epicauta spp. , are 
only moderately abundant, no heavy infestation having been ob- 
served or reported. 
lississippi C. 0. Tfedace (July 21): Epicauta leraniscata Pab. is reported 
from TTater Valley with the statement that practically all foliage 
is eaten off of 25 plants. 
R^_ ff. Jfarned (July 25): Blister beetles, identified as the 
species Epicauta lemnisc^ta were received cn?July 7 from Glendora, 
where they were reported as injuring cotton. Specimens of the 
same snecies were also received from '.Tater Valley, where they 
were reported as injurious to truck crops. 
