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recGived. While nost reports are from the northern half of the State, 
one report fron North Vernon reports damage to corn. The sinuate flea 
•beetle ( Phyllotreta vittata Fab.) was abundant in alfalfa at Winamac 
about June 10. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (June 22): Pale-striped flea beetles have been abun-. 
dant throughout the northern two-thirds of the State. It has been 
attacking corn, soybeans, garden "beans, o.nd some other crops. 
Missouri. L. Has email (June 2H) : Recently one of the common black flea 
beetles usually found feeding on bullnettles has been attacking potatoes 
very heavily and doing much danage to the foliage. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 19): A complaint was received on Juno 19 fron 
Franklin County, stating that the western cabhage flea "beetle (P. 
pus ilia Horn) was damaging the leaves of radishes and kohlrabi. 
Utah. Or. F. Knowlton (June 18): Flea beetles are seriously damaging young 
tonato plants at Logan. Only moderate damage to sugar beets in fields 
examined this spring.' 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (June 15): Blister beetles are unusually 
abundant on potatoes this year. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (June); Garden crops, leaves of trees and bushes, 
alfalfa, sweetclovor, and potatoes are the main crops being attacked over 
much of the State. Damage is severe. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 22): Blister beetles, Bpicauta sp., apparently 
are quite numerous this year and are causing considerable injury to 
garden crops. Reports of injury to potatoes have been received from 
Fredonia, Clay Center, and Wamego. Garden crops in general wore reported 
injured at Onaga, Hazclton, Manhattan, and Sedan. 
YELLOW WOOLLY BEAR ( Diacrisia virginica Fab.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June): Woolly bears were repeatedly reported eating 
the leaves of rhubarb, lettuce, beets, and other garden plants in Lan- 
caster and Washington Counties during the third week in June. 
SEED CORN MAGGOT ( Hylemyia cilicrura Rond.) 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chnmbers (June 2H) j Seed corn maggots are unusually severe 
in many southern coxmties requiring replanting beans and corn in a great 
many places. 
