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GREEN PEACH APHID ( Myzus persicae Sulz.) 
Indiana. G. E. Gould (August 25): Aphids, probably this species, reported 
as a severe infestation on 100 acres of potatoes at North Jud'son, in 
northwestern Indiana, on August 2. Investigation a week later dis- 
closed no lice. Coccinellid larvae were very abundant; 
H0RNW0RMS ( Protoparce spp.) 
Hew Hampshire. J. G. Conklin (August 29) J Tomato worm (P. quinquemaculata 
Haw.) unusually prevalent throughout the State. 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (August 27) ' Tomato hornworm (P. sexta Johan.) is 
unusually abundant throughout the State. Entire loss of several acres 
reported from Burlington, Chittenden County, in northwestern Vermont. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 2^-): Tomato worm moths very abundant in 
flower gardens until about the middle of August, but practically 
disappeared in the last 10 days. Larvae now feeding on tobacco and 
tomatoes at Columbia. 
Utah. H. E. Dorst (August 2J>)' One field in northern Utah observed where 
20 percent of the tomato plants were damaged by tomato hornworm. Most 
fields average from 2- to ^-percent infestation. Ordinarily little 
damage is observed in this area. 
California. J. C. Elmore (August 17) ' The tomato hornworm is numerous on 
pepper plants; 180 worms per acre, or 2'por 100 plants,, were counted 
in a pepper field near Long Beach, Los Angeles County. 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna varivestis Muls.) 
Maine. J. H. Hawkins (August lb): Continuing to spread. In central Maine 
second-generation adults were found in many fields of beans grown for 
the dry-bean industry. Damage not extensive,, except in the southwestern 
part of the State. 
Connecticut. N, Turner (August 22): Second-generation larvae feeding 
on garden beans. Damage severe on untreated plantings. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (August l): For the first 
time in the history of the State, beans are threatened with serious 
injury, at least in the counties on the southern and western borders. 
First generation is now preponderantly in the pupal stage in most 
counties, but in Erie and other lake counties the insect is mostly in 
the first-generation adult stage. Serious injury is threatened in 
fields where a spotted or general infestation of first-brood larvae 
crccurrod and where no control measures were applied. (August 8): 
In the field-bean area (Steuben, Schuyler, Allegany, Livingston Counties) 
