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JAPANESE BEETLE ( popillia .ie.-.onic" Hovrra. ) 
Connecticut '.'. E. Britton (July 24); *ound only r.t Bridgeport, whoro 
it is moderately abundant. 
Yfeckly Ncvs Letter, Bureau, of Entomology, No. 132, June: 
Four large shipments of parasites of the Japanese beetle have 
been received this mo-nth from T. R. 3-ardner, of ths field 
laboratory at Yokohama, Japan. Tao of these shipments con- 
sisted of beetle larvae parasitized by the dcxiids, Pros^n .a 
sibcrita Fab. and D eni- vent r- lis Aldrich. Two other ship- 
ments consisted of Tip hi': va_rn: lis Re ea The shipments t 
year arrived in remarkably fin. condition. 
-■. 5 C ARAB AE ID BEETLE (atri ao d,rr.a arboricola Fab.) 
Indians J. J. Davis (July 22): Beetles v?ere reported June 24 as 
abundant in en orchard at Michigan City; no statement of 
dam \ge, 
COTTON LEA? ,;OHM ( .-ilabr -i.^ ■'r^illacea Kbn. ) 
Louisiana ... E. Einds (July 17): Telegram - "Report first authentic 
cotton leaf worms in LaFayette r rish today. Situation indi- 
cates "idespread ■ -ad serious stripping rnay occi.r soon. I b - 
lieve Texas and Mississippi also report v/onns." 
This is an index to the possible occurrence of moths in 
destructive numbers in the fruit districts in the northern 
States early in September (J. A. H, ). 
A LaCA BUG ( Cory tauc" cydon ia Fitch) 
Mississippi R, 7. Ham, d (July 25): A correspondent at Pickens sent on 
Junc^specimcns "ith the report th-t they v/ere injuring one of 
his fruit trees. 
>LE 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Ne-r York C. R. Crosby (July ): Fruit aphids, especially the rosy 
aphid, arc very bad and t ic .a ; ■ >hid is b coming serious. 
Minnesota A. C-. Rugbies and assistants (July): Aphids -ere quite ;en- 
erally abundr-nt on fruit trees, particularly plum. 
a BIS APHID ( Aphis pomi DeG. ) 
Mfine C. R, Phipps (July 20): Moderately abundant on apple in Mon- 
mouth County and alserhore. 
