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SOUTHERN GEEEN STINK-BUG ( Nozara viridul a. % m ) 
Louisiana Bureau of Entomology Monthly Letter, Mb. 122 (Juno) J C. E. Smith, 
of Baton Eougo, reports that tho southern groen stink-hug has "been 
the cause of sovoro injury to watermelon and cantaloupe vines 
in this State. At the tine of his visit the insect had largely 
disappeared but consider alio injury had already been caused, tho 
growing tips of the vines having been killed by panctures made by 
the insect. Cantaloupe vines suffered the heaviest injury. 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Oregon Don C, Mote (June 3): Cutworms have and are yet doing damage 
to large areas of watermelon seedlings at fhe Dalles. 
SQUAS H 
SQUASH BUG (Anasa tristis DcG. ) 
Massachusetts A, I. Bcurne (July 24): Eirst-instar nymphs of squash bugs were 
noted here at the College about July 6 and 3. County agent 
of Middlesex County reports that they have made their appearance 
on greenhouse cucumbers in considerable quantities, for the first 
time within his experience. 
ITebraska M. H. Swenk (June lp-July 10): Complaints of injury by the squash 
bug began to be received during the third week in June. 
SQUASH LADY-BEETLE (Epilachna boreal is Fab*) 
North Carolina F. Sherman (July 5)* This species is now sent in more often than 
formerly, being cften mistaken for the Mexican bean beetle. This 
mistake is all the more natural by reason of the fact that adults 
of this species often occur on beans, 
SQUASH-VINE BCB.ER ( Melittia satyr iniformis Huebn«) 
Massachusetts A. I* Bcurne (July 2k) : The first eggs of the squash-vine borer 
were found in the field here at Amherst on July 5 sni from that 
date on to the present can be found in considerable abundance, 
ONIONS 
ONTON THE IPS (Thrips t abaci I^id. ) 
Connecticut R. # 3. Friend (July 12): Thrips are very numerous on set onions 
at Wethersfield but injury is not sufficiently severe to wilt 
the plants. 
ONION MAGGOT ( Hylcmyia a nt i qua Meig.) • 
New York A, G, Newhall (June 28): Unusually abundant this year at Williamson. 
(July 5) * They continue to take an unprecedented toll and the 
end is not yet in sight as the flies were observed still laying eggs 
on July 2, 
