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North Carolina W. A. Thomas (August 15): Pole lima beans in the vicinity of 
Chadbourn are now being seriously injured by this insect. All 
summer snap beans are now over and the beetles have transferred 
to the limas in great numbers. This insect first appeared in 
the Chadbourn area during the past spring, where it was found 
in small numbers on early snap beans on just a few farms. At 
this time the infestation seems to be rather widespread, the 
insect occurring on nearly every farm in the territory. 
Tennessee A. C. Morgan (August 28): The Mexican bean beetle has done 
but very little damage and is just now showing up on late beans. 
Alabama L. 17. Brannon (August 16): In most instances the second 
crop of beans in the Birmingham locality was completely de- 
stroyed by the Mexican bean beetle. Several patches under 
observation were plowed up before time for picking. Bean- 
beetle damage to the second crop of beans was much worse than 
was expected. On August 4 a patch of young beans under obser- 
vation was very heavily infested with adult bean beetles and 
egg masses were numerous. Second-generation beetles began 
emerging in the life-history experiments on July 21 and 
shortly after that were found in the fields in large numbers. 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (August 27) : Serious injury to garden beans 
by the Mexican bean beetle was reported on August 8 from Ken- 
drick, and a few days later from Fulton and Smithville. 
PEAS 
PEA. APHID ( Illinois pisi Kalt.) 
New York R. G. Palmer (August 7): There has been no commercial loss 
to peas in Orleans County, 
M. N. Taylor (August 7): This insect caused considerable 
injury to early plantings of peas in Erie County. 
PEANUTS 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER (Empoasca fabae Harr.) 
Florida J. R. Watson (August 20): Peanuts in the Everglades section 
have been severely damaged by the bear, leafhopper, Empoasca 
fabae . 
VELVET BEAN CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsia ftemmatilis Hbn.) 
Florida J. R. Watson (August 20): In July the velvet bean cater- 
pillar heavily infested peanuts in the Everglades. This is the 
first instance that has come to our attention of moths laying 
