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H. K. Riley (August 20): The sfluc.sh borer v:as reported attacking 
squash at Fort Wayne and Peru August 5. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (July 25-August 25): at least the usual amount of in- 
jury by the squash borer ras reported during late -July and August. 
1EL0N APHID ( Aphis gossvpii Glov. ) 
Mississippi K. L. Cockerham (July 30) : In a late crop of sQ.ua sh planted in 
our experimental plot, every hill --as rather heavily infested wi th- 
an aphis, probably the melon aphid. Earlier crops did not seem 
to be damaged so much by this insect. 
ONIONS 
ONION THRIFS (Thri-os tabaci L. ) 
Idaho C. Wakeland (July 29): Commercial onion plantings and seed fields 
are very heavily infested and in some fields severe damage is be- 
ing caused. 
ONION MAGGOT ( H-lemyia antiQua Meig. ) 
Illinois C. C. Compton (August ll): The second brood of onion maggots did 
not cause any commercial loss this year, largely because of the 
dry weather — hich is unfavorable to the development of the insect. 
EGGPLANT 
PLEA BEETLES (Haiti cinae) 
Mississippi R. W. Earned (.august 22): Eggplant plants that had undoubtedly 
been seriously injured by flea beetles, although none of these in- 
sects were present, were received from Pascagoula July 3^- 
EGGPLANT PLEA BEETLE ( Emtrix fuscula Cr. ) 
Alabama. L. '7. Brannon (August 12) : This species of flea beetle has been 
"•oing considerable damage to eggplants in this locality (Birmingh- . 
EGGPLANT LACE BUG ( Garga.phia solani Hied. ) 
Mississippi R. '.".". Earned (August 22): Specimens of lace bugs that hav been 
tentatively identified by J. M. Langston as Gargaphia solani on 
eggplant were received from Horn Lake July 28. 
A WEEVIL ( anthonomus nigrinus Boh. ) 
Mississippi R. W. Horned (August 22): Early in June weevils were received 
from Marion with the following statement "They work on the tender 
buds of eggplants. Some of the buds are dropping." These weevils 
