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Louisiana 
W. E. Hinds (May 30): Striped "blister beetles (E picauta 
vittata Fab. ) have damaged potatoes, soy beans, and corn in 
spots. 
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Texas 
S. W. Clark (May 5): Reports of isolated infestations of 
Epicauta vittata Fab. have been received from Veslaco; but the 
insect is not generally so abundant at the present time. 
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Utah 
SEED CORN MAGGOT ( Hylemyia cilicrura Rond.) 
T. H. Parks (May 21): The seed corn maggot has seriously 
injured potato seed -nieces in the ground. We have received 
them from two widely separated counties, and inspected one 
county which had about 60 per cent of the seed nieces damaged. 
Adults were reared and identified by Frof. J. S. Kine . No 
reports of damage to seed corn have been received. 
J. J. Davis (May 22): Corn seed ma^ot reported damaging 
corn in Shelby and Union Counties, May 10 and 13, respectively, 
R. H. Pet tit (May 27): An unusual outbreak of the seed 
corn maggot has just appeared at Romeo in Macomb County. One 
large field was estimated to have lost 50 per cent or more of 
the stand of corn. This insect is common with us on beans but 
seldom plentiful in corn. 
A. G. Rugbies (May 26): This insect is moderately abundant 
in peas at Fairmont. 
H, E. Jaques (May 22): The seed corn maggot is moderately 
abundant in Decatur County. 
L. Haseman (May 27): During the first part of May a number 
of complaint s*v;ere received regarding seed corn maggots 
injuring germinating corn and melon seeds. 
G. F. Knowlton (May 3): The sesd corn maggot has been 
destroying watermelon seed in a few fields at Centerville. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
C. D. Lebert (May 21): The false chinch bug has been found 
on young grapes in spots throughout the Salt River v alley. 
G-. F. Knowlton (May 3): False chinch bugs are rather 
numerous in occasional fields. 
South Carolina 
A MOLE CRICKET ( Scant eriscus spn.) 
F. Sherman (May 19): Quite a number of complaints of mole 
crickets have been received from eastern South 
Carolina . 
