Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 23) - Complaints of, damage to squash, pum'pkin, 
and cucumber vines received from Richardson, Douglas, Saline, Custer, 
and. Thomas. Counties from July 21 to August 20. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (August 20): Present at Perry, Noble County, in 
north-central Oklahoma. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 17)'. Damage to cantaloups and squash reported 
from Farmington. (August l): Reported as seriously damaging water- 
melons and cantaloups at Moab. 
SQUASH BORER ( Melittia satyriniformis Hbn. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (August 22): Early summer squash killed at Mt. Carmel 
farm. Abundant in other parts of tbhe State. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (August 8>): Reported on squash 
on Long Island. (August 15): Injury continues to show in Wayne County, 
western New York, and larvae appeared to be approaching maturity from 
August 2 to 8, , 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (August 25)? Borer very abundant throughout 
the State. 
Ohio. G. A. Runner (August 2}): Destructive in a number of localities, 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 2J>): Reported on squash in Davidson County 
on August 3» 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 23): Reported as injuring squash vines in 
Colfax County, east-central Nebraska, on August 10. 
SQUASH BEETLE ( Eoilachna bo real is F. ) 
Pennsylvania. H, E. Hodgkiss (August 25): Squash ladybird beetle moderately 
abundant in the northeastern counties, 
CUCURBITS - ■ 
PICKLE WORMS ( Diftphnnia opp. ) 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (August): A small planting of late summer 
cantaloups was completely destroyed by the melon worm (D. hyalinata L.). 
A few larvae are beginning to apnear in the fall crop, One- moth was 
taken at the light trap August 22. Reported from Blackville. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 2U): Pickle worm (D. nitidalis Stoll) reported 
on August 15 and 17 as being/. destructive to pickles -in east-central and 
northern Indiana. 
G. E. Gould (August 25): For the second year, the pickle worm 
is infesting a serious number of the pickling cucumbers in northern 
Indiana. One large company forced to hire extra help to pick out wormy 
