B3AN THP.IPS ( Heliothrios fasciat-us Perg. ) 
Mexico A. W« Morrill (July 23): This pest, previously reported as 
unusually abundant on peas and cantaloupes in the Yaqui Valley, 
is now -working on cotton. T/Shile a large percentage of the lower 
leaves on plants is more or less affected, the actual damage to 
the crop is not yet appreciable, Abundance of adults depositing 
0££S on new leaves threatens considerable damage within bO days. 
A SMALL BUG- ( fteocoris rune tines Say) 
Georgia Haliard Be La Par ell e (July 3) ' I am sending some specimens of 
what we have been calling the false chinch bug. These were taken 
in a cotton patch near Atlanta. The owner of this patch reports 
typical cotton flea injury, but he did not find the flea and I 
been wondering if it is possible that this insect does the same 
sort of injury to the plant as the cotton flea. Determination 
of this insect made by Mr. McAtee. 
CGSS SILK BEETLE ( Lnperodes varicornis Lee. ) 
Alabama R« W. Earned (June 30) •' Have received quite a number of complaints 
in regard to the damage that these insects are causing. Most of the 
complaints have come from across the line in Alabama. I have been 
informed by farmers in Alabama that some of these beetles were 
sent to Auburn where they were identified as Lnperodes d avi si Leng. 
During the past few days we have carefully investigated the 
situation in Lamar County. We found that the farmers were unduly 
alarmed in regard to these insects. Some of them had the idea 
that their crops would be completely destroyed. These beetles 
are doing some damage to different kinds of plants, but the damage 
that is being done by the beetles there is not as serious as that 
being caused by the drought. These insects are most abundant on 
corn where they feed especially on the silk. Although more abundant 
on corn than cotton, their damage to cotton seems to be as great, 
if not greater, that the damage to corn. On cotton the beetles 
made holes in the leaves, gnawing the leaf petioles and girdling 
the twigs. They were also found causing damage to sweet gum 
trees. It was reported to us that they occur red in large numbers on 
various other crops and plants, 
J. M« Robinson (June JO): Ltrnerodes . probably davi si has been 
attacking chestnut and gum trees, and sproading from them to 
cotton and corn. When they got on the corn they either destroy 
the tassels or the corn silks. In attacking the cotton they 
destroy the foliage. In one locality they are continuing to spread 
over the cotton covering several acres. These insects have been 
