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3. Hixson (March 26): One male of P. crassicsima Blanch, and 7r 
males end U females of P. c-lceat^ were collected at a tr? - 1 
Stillwater today. 
Misrisrinni. C. Lyle and assistants (Aoril 23): Pecans, roses, and other 
plant? in all sections of the State have "been more or less injured by 
May beetles during tne "oast month. One la :ge "batch of specimers re- 
ceived from Yazoo County represented two s :ecies — P. co/.^ru a Lee. and 
P. crenulat a F~oel. On April 23 A. L. Hamner collected at 11 lata at 
State College k^ specimens of P. calceata Ice. , 10 males of P. f rate ma 
var, mississipoien sis Lavis, U males ci P. trist is Fab., an*- 1 . 1 male : 
Z« bipartita Eorn. 
E. W. "Dunnam (April 26): It has been noted that May beetles 
appeared scarce in the vicinity of Leland, an hour's search around 
strong lights yielc'ing only a dozen beetles. 
Texas. E. W. Laake (April 22): It has been reported to this office that 
50 percent of the red oak, 50 'oercent of the post oak, 10 percent of 
the blackjack oak, 20 -oercent of the elm, and 20 nercent of the sweet gum 
in Gregg, Rusk, Harrison, Panola, and Upshur Counties, have been partly 
or wholly defoliated by May beetles. 
GREEK JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis nitida L . ) 
South Carolina. W. C. Kettles (April 20): Green June beetle larvae are re- 
ported as abundant in tobacco seedbeds in the eastern part of the State. 
Illinois. C. L. Metcalf (April 1): We hpve a report of the green June 
beetle occurring by the thousands in gardens and lawns in West Prank- 
fort, Franklin County. 
Alabama. J. M. F.obinson (April 20): Strawberries at Auburn are being 
attacked by larvae of the green Jane bug. 
WIREWOEMS (Slateridae) 
Kentucky. W, A. Price (April 2b): Undetermined soecies of wireworms have 
been received from several places in the State during the Past few 
days. 
Alabama. J. M. F.obinson (April 20): At Auburn strawberries are being 
attacked by wireworms. 
California. S. Lockwood (April 19): Considerable damage to buds of prune 
trees has occurred along the Consumnes River in Sacramento Count - ", 
insects collected from the buds were as follows: Click beetles, Pheletes 
canus Lee. and Carciophorus stigmaticus Ca.nd. , and the chrysomelid 
Lema nigrovittata Guer. 
