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BEAN APHIS (Aphis rumicie L.) 
H. A. Gossard (October 2i) . "All sorts of aphids have been quite abund- 
ant all season. During late September and October we received Aphis 
runic is from Cleveland." 
CUCUMBERS, MELONS AND SQUASHES 
PICKLE WORM ( Diaphania nitidalis Cram.) 
L„ Haseman (October 18; . "During the month this pest did extensive dam- 
age in this State. It ha3 been reported by farmers and truck gardeners 
from various sections . 
COTTON APHIS ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
F. M. Wadley (October 21). "The melon crop here was large", due to the 
absence of the melon aphis which is usually so injurious and there was a 
tendency towards a glutted market . The melon business here will always 
be subject to such fluctuations until the farmers are able tc control in 
a satisfactory manner the aphids every year." 
SQUASH LADYBIRD ( Epilachna borealis Fab.) 
C. 0. Houghton (October ll) . "Adults were quite common on late squash 
at Newark." 
District 
of Colura- F. H. Chittenden, Bureau of Entomology (October 3). "The squash ladybird, 
bia related to the Mexican bean beetle, was more abundant in the parts of 
Maryland and Virginia, close to the District, than in many years previous- 
ly. In fact, it is more' abundant than the writer has ever noticed it 
before in this vicinitv." 
