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Minnesota 
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G. G. Schweis (April 29) : Specimens were sent in by a 
county agent with remarks that the grubs were attacking 
potatoes and threatening to become serious in Humboldt County. 
ASIATIC BEETLE ( Anomala. orientalis '.Vaterh. 
R. B. Friend (May 24): More spring injury by grabs than 
usually occurs is beina: reported. 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Pooillia .jaxonica Newm.) 
'7. E. Britton (May 24): Larvae are moderately abundant 
in certain areas. 
TARNISFaB ~PL^T BUG (Lyfus ^ratensis L.) 
A. E. Stone (May 29): The tarnished ulant bug is showing 
up rather earlier than usual, which may indicate prospects of 
more or less damage later. 
H. C. Donohoe (May 27): The tarnished plant bug is 
moderately abundant in alfalfa at Buffalo, Harmnl, M'aple Lake, 
and Silver Creek. 
FLO'ER THRIPS ( Eranklisirlla tritici Fitch) 
R. H. Pettit (May 16): There has appeared in Michigan, 
apparently all over the State, an epidemic of what re take 
to be Frankliniella trit ici. It is plentiful nov on peach, 
apple, pear, cherry, strawberry, and many other plants. This 
is the same thrips that years ago produced scabbiness on 
peaches, a scabbiness which has been confused with the work of 
the tarnished plant bug. If my identification is right ' 
this thrips is known variously as the flower thrips, peach 
thrips, oat thrips, corn thrips, end -heat thrips. 
S R E A L AND FGRAGI-CROP INSECTS 
Ohio 
Illinois 
E SSI 'jT 7LY ( Fhyto^h-ra destructor Say) 
T. R. Parks (May 21): Hessian flies are scarce in central 
counties. 
'•'■'. P. Flint (Way 19): Examination of fields known to be 
very heavily infested have shown that the Hessian fly in 
western and central Illinois received - severe set-back this 
s-orin":. Heavy emergence of adults oc:urred during the wai 
period from April 10 to 16. This was followed by a cool rv=riod, 
and apparently either the cold weather or rains which occurred 
during this period had a\ery detrimental effect on the eg^s 
