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Virginia. W. J. Schoenc (June 25): The most unusual occurrence is the 
scarcity of the Mexican "bean "beetle in many sections of the State. 
At Blacksburg beans vail mature with practically no injury. Apparently 
"beetles are still emerging from hibernation. 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (June 26): Serious damage is just "beginning 
to appear generally over the State. 
South Carolina. C. 0. Bare (June 18): Five locations in plots totalling 
about one-third acre of beans at the Truck Experiment Station farm at 
Charleston were found to be infested with larvae and adults. About 
2 weeks prior to this a dead beetle had been found among cabbage 
leaves. This is the first season that this insect has been found on 
the farm. 
Georgia. C. H. Alden (June 15-22): Very abundant on unsprayed beans around 
Cornelia. 
Tennessee. G-. M. Bentley (June 20): The beetle is loss noticeable this 
year in all parts of Tennessee than it has been for several years. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (June 25): The first noticeable damage 
at Aberdeen was found on May 23. A complaint was received from Hatties- 
burg on June 3» An infestation was found at Purvis, Lamar County, on 
June 19, this being a new county infested by spread from Hattiesburg. 
The beetles were quite abundant at Laurel, Jones County, on June 8, its 
first appearance in that town. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (June 22): The Mexican bean beetle is causing much 
damage . 
Indiana. J. J. Davis- (June 22): Mexican bean beetle is beginning to show 
up in some localities, but is not as injurious as in 1935* First observed 
on beans at Lafayette on May 27. 
PEAS 
PEA APHID ( Illinoia pisi Kalt.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. Weekly News Letter (June 8): Hugh Glasgow 
reports that the pea aphid is developing rapidly in Ontario County, 
some fields being already heavily infested, and it looks very much as 
if we are going to have a repetition of the trouble we had last year. 
I have found fields where from 60 to 70 percent of the plants are in- 
fested, and infestations of from 20 to Uo percent are not uncommon. 
R. D. Morgan reports that in Genesee County it is not hard to find lice 
in the pea fields, although the infestation is not serious. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 20): The pea aphid is numerous at Fremont, Owosso, 
Lake Odessa, Saginaw, and St. Johns. • ' 
