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Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 17): False chinch bugs are extremely abundant. 
Reports of damage': to truck and garden crops have been received from a 
number of localities. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (July 20): False chinch bugs have been giving some 
trouble by invading residences in the vicinity of Reno. 
POTATO AJMD T OMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (Le ptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (July 28): The Colorado potato beetle is moderately 
abundant. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July IS): The Colorado potato beetle is very 
abundant at Fargo. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (Judy l6) : For several years the Colorado potato 
beetle has been negligible, but is now becoming more abundant and is 
numerous enough to cause damage. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 15): Complaints of damage to potatoes continued 
to be received up to the middle of July. 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (July 26): Colorado potato beetle very abundant; 
worst in years. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Spitrix cucumeris Harr.) 
Connecticut. IT. Turner (June 21): The potato flea beetle is more abundant 
than last month and is causing much damage to late potatoes in the Connecti- 
cut Valley. 
Hew York. H. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July): The potato flea beetle 
is reported as generally abundant throughout the State, but on the whole 
not so abundant as in years of outbreaks. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 7): Flea beetles are damaging potatoes at Riverton. 
TOMATO PIN WORM (Gnori mo schem a lycopersicell a Busck) 
Mississippi. M. M. High (June): This new tcno/to pest was found at Gulfport 
in greenhouses on May 7. When first found the larvae had done serious 
injury to tomatoes of transplantable size by practically defoliating a.bout 
■ 90 percent of the plants. Later it was found in fields nearby where serious 
injury was done to fruit, leaves, and branches of tomato plants. This is 
the first record of this species in Mississippi. The grower reports a loss 
of two-thirds of his hothouse-grown tomatoes last winter from this pest. 
The field-grown tomatoes ripening in June were practically a total loss. 
POTATO TUBER WORM ( Gnorimo schema operculella Zell.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 17): Larvae are mining the leaves and stems of 
volunteer potatoes at Enterprise. 
