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Mississipui R. ,7. Harned and assistants (March): The shotted cucumber 
"beetle has been reported as moderately abundant in Bolivar, 
George, and Jones Counties. The first adult of the season 
was seen at Vicksbure, '."arren County, February 7. 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (March 22): The spotted cucumber beetle is 
moderately abundant at Auburn. 
Oklahoma C. E. Sanborn (March 19): The spotted cucumber beetle is 
scarce . 
squash 
SQUASH BUG (Anasa tristis DeG.) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (".'arch 18): A count of squash burs' that 
had overwintered in the insectary showed a mortality of 55 
per cent. 
TURIJIP 
TURIIIP APHID ( Rhopalosiphum pseudohressicae Davis 
Mississippi R. W. Harned and assistants (March): Aphids identified 
by A. L. Hamner as Rhop a 1 o s iphur. pseudobrassicae were received 
from Lorman, Jefferson County, on March 19 with the information 
that turnips v.ere being seriously injured. These insects are 
becoming abundant in some fields around Laurel and are less 
prevalent than in several years around Cleveland. 
DD5TS 
E 'T LEAFH0PP2R ( luiettix tenelluc- Baker) 
Idaho C. 'lakeland (February 28): Government forecast is that the 
beet leafhopner population is about the same this year as at 
the same -period in 1929 and that 1930 will be a favorable 
year to crov; beets, especially when early plant* . 
Utah C-. 7. Knowlton (March 27): Only an occasional "beet 
lerfhoD'oer v 'Oo found at Promontory, Blue Creek, south of 
t of Corinne, in todayfe ex* tion of breeding 
grounds, but seven females of D. tenelluc n • :imens ". 
AgaTlia were taken in 50 sweens with a n * ■ jut 7 riles north- 
it of Gar' . In a second fifty s ds or ■ ■• - * tion, 
only one tenellus was taken, together wit] mecimens of A.— ll ip.., 
* T o E. t^n^ "un rere found in the heet ares 5 at Ho-ooer, 
ton, or C i. 
