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Missouri. L. Ha so man (May 23) ! Several species of flea "beetles have "been 
abundant and injurious in gardens in central Missouri. 
Mississippi. D. W. Grimes (May 22): Flea beetles are causing damage to 
turnips at various points. 
Nebraska. 0. S. Bare (May 19)5 Numerous small, dark-colored, quick-jumping 
beetles have riddled the leaves of radishes and cabbage. 
California. A. E. Michclbacher (May 21): In parts of the San Francisco Bay 
region newly set tomato plants have been seriously injured. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrot ica vittata Fab.) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (May 20): Severe damage to young summer squash 
plants observed in one field on May 11 at New Haven. 
N. Turner (May 23): Some cucumbers killed in East Hartford 
by striped cucumber beetle, which is apparently abundant as usual. 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (May 25): The striped cucumber beetle is rather 
scarce in the Norfolk district. 
Ohio. B. J. Landis (May -6): The first adult of the striped cucumber beetle 
was observed on May 6. On May 10 adults were numerous in a woodlot 
at Columbus. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 23): A heavy infestation was 
observed on watermelons in Jackson County and on squash at Durant, 
Holmes County. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (May): Striped cucumber beetle has been reported 
as moderately abundant in Morrison, Crow Wing, Rice, and Pipestone 
Counties. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 23): In central Missouri the striped cucumber 
beetles are either slower in showing up or less abundant than usual, as 
little damage has been done as yet. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (May 23): The two-striped cucumber beetleis injuring 
the cucurbits. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata Fab.) 
Virginia. L. W, Brannon (May 7): Twelve-spotted cucumber beetles were 
observed feeding in the field at Norfolk on young snap beans for the 
first time this season on April 20. This is 6 days earlier than the 
first beetles were observed feeding in 1935* 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May 5): The first injury to corn by budworms was 
seen today at Experiment. Beetles were very numerous in March and 
early April but very few larvae have been found on cover crops. 
