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been fairly well established in the State for several years, it has 
not been observed to do any commercial damage. 
POTATO LEAFHOPFEH ( E'&poasca fabae Harr.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (August 23): Severe tipburn on unsprayed potatoes 
throughout the State. Severe injury on some fields of garden beans 
in southern part of the State. 
A MIRID ( Engytatus g eniculatus Reut.) 
California. J. C. Elmore (June 15): -.This bug has been accused of causing 
serious damage to tomatoes. It is common in tomato -fields in Los 
Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties, occasionally becoming rather 
numerous. Injury consists of crescent-shaped scars on the vines, 
which causes them to break easily. This injury has been supposed to 
cause blossom drop but this has not been demonstrated. This bug has 
not been numerous enough to attract attention since 193i« 
POTATO APHID ( Illinois solanifolii Ashm. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (August 23): The abundant rains and large number of 
predators reduced the number "of aphids so that little damage has been 
done. 
TOMATO PSYLLID ( Paratrioza cockerelli Sulc.) 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (August 2l): A very severe infestation is reported 
over all sections of the State. There will. not be more than a 35-per- 
cent crop of table-stock potatoes from the' irrigated regions. 
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MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna cor rapt a Muls.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August 10): The Mexican b^an beetle has been found 
at Portland and Yarmouth, as well as at East Vassalboro (north of 
Augusta), where they are quite severe, and at Gardiner, where they 
are very severe. 
J. H. Hawkins (August 18): The Mexican bean beetle survived one 
of the coldest winters on record and has spread well Dver the region 
south of Piscataquis County and fro^ the New Hampshire line to the 
,. Penobscot River. It is impossible to estimate the damage. Commercial 
losses occur mostly in southwestern Maine. 
New Hampshire. L. C. Glover (August 27): Damage to beans is rer.orted as 
tn much less severe than last. year. There are, however, small restricted 
areas where severe feeding has been reported. ■ 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (August 20): Beetle infestation has been very 
