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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk- (July 15): Cabbages were reported as being heavily 
attacked in Sherman County during the first week in July. 
Montana. A. L. Strand (June 28!) : The cabbage aphid is abxmdant. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (June 9): Cabbage aphid s are damaging cabbage plants 
at Cedar City and at Beryl. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anasa tristis DeG. ) 
Ohio. N. F. Howard (July IS): Squash bug eggs are extremely numerous on 
early squash and are hatching on this date at Columbus. Some vines have 
beenwilted by nymphs. 
Indiana.. J. J. Davis (July 2S): The squash bug was reported as abundant at 
Andrews, Howe, and Berne the last of June. At the latter place it was 
injuring pumpkin. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July l6): The squash bug is destructive to 
squash, melons, and cucumbers at Parker. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20 to July 15): The squash bug was exceedingly 
injurious to squashes and pumpkins and less so to cucumbers and melons 
over a large section of the State from June 29 to July 5, the most com- 
plaints coming from northern Nebraska, from Knox County west to Cherry 
and Sheridan Counties. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (July 25): Squash bugs are abundant at Wichita, Man- 
hattan, and Oxford. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 9): Squash bugs are abundant at Cedar City, dis- 
couraging the growing of squash there, and have killed most of the squash 
plants on some farms at Providence. 
Oregon. D. C. Mote and assistants (June 29): The squash bug is present in 
serious numbers in some plantings near Corvallis. 
CELERY 
CARROT WEEVIL ( Listronotus la.tiusculus Boh. ) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (July lb): The celery stalk borer has been causing con- 
siderable damage to celery in the vicinity of Portage and Kalamazoo* 
Survey indicates that this pest is common throughout the celery-growing 
region around Kalamazoo; that the injury occurs all over the field; and 
that this pest is capable of doing serious injury to celery. 
EGGPLANT 
A TORTOISE BEETLE ( Gratiana pallidal a Boh. ) 
Mississippi. M. M. High (July): The eggplant torteise beetle did considerable 
