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Mississippi R, W. Haxned (June 20): The ctriped cuciinber "beetle has, as 
usual ^. "been reported, as inj^oiious to melons at several points in 
the State, 
Missouri L. Hasernan (June 20): ' In the central part of the State it has 
appeared on crops only in the last weelc, June lU-21, 
Nebraska M. H, S^enk (May 15-«7une 15): More than usually trum^cnrs. .- • 
id doin^ serio-us injury to c^jrcuDits at this tirne^ 
J.!ississippi 
Connecticut 
Georgia 
MSEiOiT APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov. ) 
R« W, Earned (May 27): The melon aphid has heen reported as 
rather abundant in cucumber fields around Wiggins, in Stone 
County, 
POTATO .FL3a-^B.E5TLE ( ST)itr iz cucumaris Harr.) 
W, E, Britton (June 2k): Flea-beetles are attacking cucumber, 
dquash, tomato.^ and eggplant at ITorth Haven, Yi-oodstock, Brooklyn, 
Daniel son, Cheshire, Southington, and Plainville. 
I^DIS ... 
T'^ELVE-SFOTTED CUCUI'CBEP-BEETLE ( Liabrotica duodecimpmctata 
C, V^ Shirley (Juiie 2): This insect is reported as very 
destructive to watermelon at Fayetteville, in Fayette County, 
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OFICIT THRIPS (T hr ips tabaci L. ) 
Carl J. Drake (May 2S); The onion tbJrips seems to be quite 
numerous in the vicinity of Arces this spring. This insect did a 
considerable amount of damage to the onion crop in this State last 
year. 
I. M* Hawley (June 23): Work of the onion thiiips began to 
appear about June 1 and is quite abundant novr in Davis County, 
OEIC^ MiAGGCT (Hvlemyia anticua Meig. ) 
E. L. Felix (May 29): A few maggots have been found infesting 
the old onions in the field at Elba, 
C, CCorapton (June 12): Maggots axe appearing in onions in 
Cook County in considerable numbers. At this early date the 
damage is not great. 
J. E. Dudley, Jr. (May 2k): General egg laying occurred on 
May 16 and IJ, which were bright and warm. Call onions used as 
traps became infested to the extent of two eggs per cull in 
Racine County, Egg laying has practically been suspended since 
the 17th, due to cool, rainy weather. ITo nat\iral enemies have been 
observed. 
