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MELON APHID (Aphis ?ossypii G-lov.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 2U): The melon aphid v/as destructive during 
the first half of the month at Dagger, Colfax, Bristol, Sunman, and 
La Fayotte. 
Illinois. L. H. Shropshire (August): Melon aphids arc fairly abundant at 
Des Plaines. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 15 to August 15): Complaints of injury on 
cucumbers were much more numerous during the period here covered, 
especially "between August 5 and 15, than during the month ending 
July 15. These reports came from the southeastern part of the State, 
from Cedar County southwestward through Blaine County to Chase County. 
SQUA SH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anas a tristis DoG. ) 
New Hampshire. L. C. Glover (August 27): The squash hug is abundant through- 
out the State. Earlier in the season there were very few reports of 
its being present in any numbers. It was thought that the severe 
winter had probably killed large numbers of the overwintering adults. 
Connecticut. D. C. Elliott (August 23): The squash bug was sufficiently 
abundant to kill plants on one truck farm; less abundant but injurious 
in ether loc lities. 
Minnesota. C. S. Mickel (August 27): Seems to be building up its popula- 
tion in the southern p^rt of the State. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 15): From July 17 to 28, the sauash bug v/as 
complained of as attacking squash and pumpkin vines in central Ne- 
braska, from Polk to Hooker and Hayes Counties. 
Idaho. C. Wakcland (August 20): Killing squash vines completely in south- 
western Idaho. It is also severely injuring watermelons , having 
destroyed several acres in Washington County. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 2): In one garden ?t Logan squash bugs killed 
the squash plants and then accumulated on cucumber. 
SQUASH BOEEH ( Melittia satyriniformis Hbn.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (August 2U) : The sqUash borer is generally abundant 
and destructive in southern Connecticut on Hubbard squash. 
Ncv/ York. W. E. Blauvelt (August 13): The squash vine borer is especially 
numerous and has caused severe losses in several fields 'in Cayu ;a County. 
