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A. 0. Larson (April 29): In Stanislaus and Merced Counties the 
first brood are- injuring all the lower foliage and appear to "be 
doing much damage. 
GRAPE FLEA BEETLE (Ealtica chalybea 111. ) 
Connecticut 3. H. Walden (May 22): Buds have been destroyed at South Glaston- 
bury. New buds have formed on the vines. The crop has been 
damaged 40 to 50 per cent. Beetles apparently have left the 
vines . 
Pennsylvania 
Maryland 
Missouri 
Nebraska 
New York 
Ohio 
H. E. Hodgkiss (April 29): The grapevine flea beetle or steely 
beetle is causing quite a lot of damage in several of the south- 
ern counties. 
E. N. Cory (April 27): No eggs yet at the College. 
M. D. Moore (April 28): Beport of flea-beetles attacking grapes 
at Hagerstown. 
L. Haseman (May 14): During the past month this pest has been 
doing considerable damage in places, although where early applica- 
tions of sprays were made they controlled the pest. 
M. H. Swerik (April): The grapevine flea beetle was first noted 
en the grapes April 12, and 10 days later was being seriously 
complained of in several localities as injuring the grape buds. 
This appearance is nearly two weeks earlier than last year. 
CLIMBING CUTWORMS ( Lampra spp. ) 
C. R. Crosby (May 10) 
climbing cutworms. 
Considerable injury noted at Crosby by 
G. A. Runner (May 15): Climbing cutworms have caused consider- 
able damage to buds of grape in a number of localities. Injury 
has not, however, been as severe as in 1924. Several species 
have been observed to feed on the unopened buds, the more abund- 
ant species in the Sandusky vineyard section being Lamp ra cupida 
Grote. 
Nebraska 
APPLE TWIG BORER ( Amphicerus bicaudatus Say) 
M. H. Swenk (April): Several reports were received during April 
of injury to grape canes by the grape cane borer, Sshistccerus 
hamatus . 
GRAPEVINE HOPLIA ( Hoplia callipyge Lee.) 
California A. 0. Larson (April 29): The grapevine hoplia, determined as 
Hoplia callipvge LeConte, appears in limited numbers annually in 
some sections, especially near Atwater, but growers in that section 
say that the insects are much more numerous than usual and that 
