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TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
Maryland. E. IT. Cory (August 9): Epicauta vittata Fab. is attacking tomato 
foli°ge and fru.it in Harford County. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August 20): E. vittata is very abundant in Lee 
and Monroe Counties. 
Mississippi. J. F. Kislanko (August 20): A very heavy infestation of E. 
lemnisc^ta Fab. was observed on August 6, in the western p^rt of Stone 
and the eastern part of Pearl River Counties on Bell peppers , causing 
injury not only to foliage but to fruit as well. On some stalks the 
beetles had injured every fruit by gnawing on fruit stems and cutting 
off .sap circulation. 
•J. M. Langston (August 2l): A grower at Morgan City, Leflore Coun- 
ty, reported serious injury to tomato vines by 3, IjL-p.L^ceta on August 
1. On August 13 a correspondent at Louisville, Vfinston County, sent 
specimens of E. strigosa Gyll. to this office with the statement that 
dahlia blossoms were being injured. •• /■■ 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 15 to August 15) J The spotted blister beetle 
(E. macula t a Say) continued to be injurious on potatoes in Box Butte 
County up to the end of July, except where the fields had been dusted. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittota Fab.) 
New Hampshire, L. C. Glover (August 27): The cucumber beetle is abundant 
throughout the State . 
Illinois. L. H. Shropshire (August 20): The striped cucumber beetle has 
been very abundant' during the past 3 weeks at Des Plaines. .Considerable- 
injury has been done by the beetles eating holes in the young melons 
( cantaloups ) . 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (August IS): The striped cucumber beetle is 
moderately abundant at Fargo. 
Missouri. L. Kascman (August 2U) : The striped cucumber beetle has been 
very abundant on the cucurbits that escaped the drought. 
YELLOW -STRIPED AKMYYvORM ( Prodenia ora.it ho gal 11 Guen.) 
Minnesota. C. E. Mickcl (August 27): p. o rnithc^lli is working on soy- 
beans at Rochester and Pinestone. 
Iowa. C. -J. Drake (August 6): The cotton caterpillar (P. omit ho, -alii) is 
extremely abundant in the State and is doing seriopi damage to garden 
crops, also to potatoes and gladiolus plants. 
G. C. Decker' (August 10): This insect is daily reported from 
numerous sections of the State, doing serious damage -to potatoes, corn, 
and soybeans. 
