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Pennsylvania 
SPRING-TAILS (Achbre utes armat ura Nicolet) 
Bureau of Entomology Monthly Letter, July, 1924: C. H. Popenoe, 
in charge of the truck-crop insect work at the Silver Spring, Md. , 
laboratory, visited Paras roy, Pa. , and vicinity to investigate an 
outbreak of insects in mushroom houses. It was first reported 
that mites rare the cause of the trouble, but upon investigation 
Mr. Popenoe found that springtails were the principal insects con- 
cerned. Cooperative experiments with the mushroom growers have 
been initiated. 
POTATOES AN D TOMATOES 
TOMATO SUCK- FLY ( Dicyphus mini mus Uhler) 
Correction The note which appeared in Volume 4, No. 4, page 129, under the 
technical name Macro 1'ophus sera rat u s should have appeared under 
the above technical name. 
SOUTHERN ARMYY70RM ( Prodenia eridania Cram . ) 
Florida P. S. Chamberlin (August 21): A small amount of injury is being 
done on tomato plants by this insect* 
SAY'S BLISTER- BEETLE ( Pomphcpoea sayi Lee.) 
Hew York C. E. Crosby and assistants: L. C. Tyler reports that on July 12 
considerable injury ^,7as done in spots in Nassau County by this 
insect. 
FCTATO BEETLE ( Lc.-ptir.o t a rsa de cemlineata Say) 
ITew York C. R. Crosby and assistants: At Honeoye Falls this insect appears 
to be very numerous this year, while in Onondaga County it is more 
prevalent than last year. In Genesee County it is quite abundant 
and most growers are applying control measures. 
Wisconsin H. F. Wilson (August 5): ; The Colorado potato beetle has been 
common, but for some reason it has not been as.-. serious at Madison 
as in normal years. 
POTATO FLEA- BEETLE (Epitrix cucumcris Harr. ) 
New York 
Indiana 
C. R. Crosby and assistants: In Nassau County this insect appears 
to be very numerous in many late potato fields. 
C. R. Cleveland (August 19): A brood of these beetles appeared 
in great numbers on potatoes at the Horticultural Station Farm at 
LaFayette during the latter half of July. The plants were badly 
injured, and died rapidly \inder the combined attack of this insect 
and leaihoppers. 
STATE PLANT BOARD 
