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Mississipoi R. W« Earned (April 21): Inspector George 3. Riley ieports that 
on February J he found a Mexican bean beetle crawling on the 
ground in a garden at Corinth,, Hiss. This is the only report 
so far received in regard to this insect in Missis;: in-pi during 
1925. 
BEAN LEAF-BEETLE ( Ceroto ma trifur cata Foerst. ) 
Mississippi K„L. Cockerham (April lU): First adults noted at Biloxi and collected 
on above date; bean foliage showing" feeding marks* Females ^ere 
noted with distended abdomens, indicating that e?g deposition 
rould start early, 
J* M. Langston (April 15): A number of beetles ^ere observed on 
bean foliage during the middle of the day, They usually (feed- 
mornings and evenings. 
R* T7» Earned (.April 22) : The bean leaf-beetle seems to be 
abundant in many sections of the State at the present time. This 
insect is always a rather serious pest to beano in Mississippi 
early in the spring* This year they seen to be more abundant 
than usual. 
PJUS 
PSA APHID (Illinoia -pici Kalt.) 
Florida F, S* Chamberlin (April 20): At a^uimcy, garden peas ^ere heavily 
infested with the aphis. 
Louisiana C, E» Smith (April 20): Several severe infestations have been 
noted in the vicinity cf Baton Rouge, during the spring- 
California Roy E» Campbell (April 12): a. heavy flight of aphids "as observed 
about noon at Lick observatory on Mount Hamilton, at an elevation 
of U,200 feet. It was sunny and rarm, but there was no ^ind* The 
oource of the aphids was net known, but probably vas some 
leguminous plants in the mountains. Heavily infested pea fields 
were 25 miles a^ay near San Jose, but in these the aphids ^ere 
preponderantly wingless* (April 18): At San Jose, since January 
I, the daily-mean temperature has averaged about 2^above normal, 
which favored a gradual increase in the aphid infestation. Damage 
became evident about the first of April, and gradually increased* 
Y7arm weather in the middle of April caused an early ripening 
"of the crop, or the damage r-ould have been much greater, It is 
possible tha t there will be a 25 V ei: cent loss, possibly more, 
CUCUMBERS 
MELON APHID ( Aphis ,-osr.ypii Glov. ) 
Florida F- S> Chamberlin (April 3): Young cucumber plants under cloth 
shade are becoming infested with the melon aphis. Self-mixed 
nicotine dusts are bein-? applied with good results in Gadsden 
County. Ho damage to the plants has resulted as yet. 
