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0„ U, Bentley (June 17) : irt present it infests 70 of the S5 
counties of the S-l.ate, At present the adults, eg^s, and larvae 
can he found. Adult beetles seem to he doing more injury from 
eating this spring than previously. 
H, A, Gossard (June 20) 
Columhus, 
Reported, from Chill icothe and 
Alahana 
Mississippi 
Connecticut 
Uew York 
Wisconsin 
Neale F* Howard (June 9): Prof. J. M. Hooinson reports that a 
numher of specimens have been taken at Aubiorn, in Lee County. 
Tliis infestation was reported by Dr. Thomas last year, 
but the beetles were very scarce, 
R, Bo Dcen (May 3O): Beetles were found on k new anir,2 of: 
last yearns ■.jgfeCces'^ in Tishomingo County. They wjre all 
adults, probably the ones that passed the winter in hibernation, 
IJeale Ea Howard (June 9): Frof, R, "W» Earned reports 6 new 
properties infested at Belmont, in Tishqmirjgo ;County„ This 
county was found to be infested by the State Plant Board last 
yeas^ and was reported, (Jiine 16): Infestation at Corinth, in 
Alcorn County. 
R. W. Earned (June 20) : The Mexican bean beetle has invaded 
two new counties during the past month. They have been found on 
farms in Alcorn and Prentiss Counties. This malces four co"anties 
in the northeastern corner of the State that are now infested 
with this in?ect» Tishomingo and Itawamba Counties were infested 
early in 1923. 
PEAS 
PEA APHID ( Illinoia pi si Kalt«) 
B, H„ Kalden (June 19) : One field of peas at 1^'ew Haven badly 
infested; in two fields no aphids were observed. They are 
less abundant this year, 
L» C« Tyler (May 29): Aphids were observed in small numbers 
on peas this date in Nassau Countyo (June 7): Aohids are 
becoming more momerous and threaten to become serious*, 
J. E, Dudley Jr, (June l): On account of the cool, wet spring 
the conditions surrounding the Government Field Station at 
Columbus are quite unusual. 
The pea aphid hatched late in April and has been very 
slov.'ly increasing and spreading until now it is present 
in practically all clover and alfalfa fields in this vicinity 
althoiogh none have yet been found on peas. There is an unusual 
abundance and thorough distribution of the aphid's natural 
enemies, Ladybirdsbeei/les are very thick and in some fields 
will doubtless ccntrol the aphid entirely. Cn T/lay Jl over one 
thousand of these beetles were collected with the aphidozer 
from about one aero of alfalfa. Sj^rphid flies have put in 
their appearance. Internal parasites of the aphid a:re -present 
in unusual num.bers for this time of the year, and in places the 
fungous disease has already killed 30 to Uo per cent of the 
