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WESTERN SPOT-TED CURCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
Oregon,, D. C. Mote and assistants (June 29): The western 12-spotted cu- 
cumber "beetle is much more numerous near Corvallis than it was lest year. 
California. E. 0. Essig (July IS): Adults were abundant and destructive to 
ornamental and garden plants in San Francisco Bay district in June. 
H. J. Ryan (July 24) :■ Considerable damage to beans in the southern 
part of Los Angeles County './as caused by the western 12-spotted cucumber 
beetle and the western stripe! cucumber beetle (D. trivittata Mann. ) . 
GRAPE COLAS? IS ( Colaspis bruinea Fab.) 
New York. C. R. Crosby (July t): The grape colaspis is causing quite a bit 
of damage to string beans at Mount Morris; also found in field beans at 
Burdett. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (July 21): The grape colaspis is very abundant on 
cotton squares at Hunt svi lie and Troy. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (July 21): The grape colaspis was damaging cotton 
bolls at Ripley on July 11; grape at Brighton on July 11; and grape 
and sweetpotato at Knoxville on July 13 and 17. 
Mississippi. J. M. Langston (July 23): Specimens were received from Sun- 
flower County or) July 6, with a report that they were injuring cotton 
and oornsilks. Correspondents in Yazoo County recently sent in specimens, 
stating that cotton was being injured by them. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 23): False chinch bugs are attacking dahlias in 
Allegany County. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 28): The false chinch bug was reported as abundant 
in cornfields in several localities but no injury was observed. At 
Winamac it was reported injuring potatoes on July 5« 
Michigan. R. Hut son (July lo): The false chinch bug is vory prevalent on 
raspberries all over the lower part of the Lower Peninsula. It has also 
injured potatoes and alfalfa. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (July 23): The false chinch bug has been reported 
from Brainerd, Crow Wing County. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July l6): The false chinch bug is very abundant 
and is attacking all garden truck, raspberries, and blackberries in the 
31ack Hills district. 
Nebraska, M. K. Swenk (June 20 to July 15): The false chinch bug was reported 
as damaging garden truck, especially radishes, turnips, and, to a lesser 
extent, potatoes, in western Nebraska from Redwillow to Cherry Counties. 
