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Texas 
California 
California 
PEPPER 
PEPPER "..XEVTL (Anthoriomus eugcnii Ceno) 
R. Y. Fletcher (July 18): Reported as practically cdestoy- 
ing large patches of s^eet peppers at Houston. 
P. C. Ting (July 18): Pour very light infestations in pep- 
pers have been found in Orange County, two at Irvine, and t'70 
at Talbert. As yet the "vecvils are not numerous enough to he 
of any commercial importance. 
WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETIE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
k-. C. Davis (June Z7}\ These beetles are appearing in num- 
bers from 1 to 5 per pepper plant and have riddled nearly 
every plant (7,000 plants per acre). They ate up many young 
plants, but those remaining are too old to be severely damaged. 
P. C. Ting (July 18): The leaves of chili pepper are rid- 
dled by Sys 1 2na taeniata Say and D. soror . Plants are large 
enough so that no commercial damage is being done. 
BEAKS 
Connecticut 
'Tow York 
Pennsylvania 
MEXICAN BEAK BEETLE ( Epilachna corrupta Muls.) 
E.E. Felt (July 24): There is a general and apparently 
vddely scattered infestation in western Connecticut, since 
it has been taken at Stamford, New Canaan, Ridgefield, ..'ilton, 
~estport, Brookfield, and vjashington. Most of the infestations 
observed arc in small widely scattered bean patches and in 
many cases the infestation is limited to a few plants or groups 
of plants and they are apparently of very recent origin. 
E. P. Felt (July 24): The Mexican bean beetle has been 
taken at North Salem. 
7cekly News Letter, N.Y.. State College of Agr. , July. 22: 
Mexican bean beetle grubs were found en beans near Middle town, 
Orange County, this '.Teck. 
T. L. G-uyton (July 20): Very abundant in the vicinity of 
Earrisburg, and in fact in most of Pennsylvania, particularly 
in the southern half. 
C. A. Thomas (July 20): Probably arrived in southeastern 
Pennsylvania in 1927; a fetv were found in 1923. It is abundant 
and doing damage in the following counties: Chester, Delaware, 
Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery, and proeably others. The 
late larval and t>uoal stages predominate nor. 
