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MC 12: CRICKETS ( C-ryllotalpa spp. ) 
J. R. Watson (September 21); Mole crickets are giving 
considerable trouble to truck fields, especially in Plant 
City and Sanford. 
M. H. 'Swenk (August 1 to ,31): The common mole cricket 
(G. hexadactyl a Perty) has been more numerous in Nebraska 
this season than ever before. During August inquiries were 
received from as far east as Cedar and Saline Counties to as 
far west as Sheridan, Thomas, and Keith Counties. 
J. H. Robinson (September 22): Mole crickets are very abundant 
and destroying many gardens in G-rove Hill. 
jSLISTTHR BEETLES, (Meloiaae/) 
North Carolina C. H* Brannon (September 12);- Various species of blister 
beetles are causing an unusual amount of damage to truck 
crops and flowers over the State. 
f. A. Thomas (September 5): S«v«ral*complaints have reached 
the laboratory of the destructive work of the black blister 
beetle ( Epicauta pennsylvanica DeG.) -QU_.Engllsh_.lvy and 
potato plants at Chadbourn. The infestations seem to be 
scattered more or less over the county. This insect was also 
observed defoliating clematis. 
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J. J. Davis (September 25): Reports of blister beetle damage 
continued to be received during the past month. During the 
State fair, September 5 to 12, hundreds of people inquired 
about blister beetle control. One morning from 8 to 11 a. m. 
sixty requests for information on this insect were made at 
the insect booth at the Purdue Building at the State Pair. 
Specific letter inquiries all referred to the black blister 
beetle,, (E. p enn sy 1 vani c a DeG.). 
M. H. Swenk (August 1 to 31): Blister beetles continued 
to be reported as injurious to potatoes during the month of 
August, although instead of E. . 1 emll gg| t a Fab . , E. cinerea 
Forst. and our two common species of Macrobasis, that were 
the dominant species in July, the August reports referred 
more to E. maculata Say and E. p enn sy i van i c a DeG. 
J. "M. Robinson (^September 22): / The margined blister beetle 
(E. morginata Fab.) is abundant on potatoes in Foley. 
