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STRA WBER RY 
STRAWBERRY LEAF-BEETLE (Paria canella F ab.) 
Mew York C. C. Wagoner (May 4): Adults were found feeding on strawberry 
foliage in Ulster County. 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE ( C r io .c 3 r is as n a r ac i L . ) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (May 23): As yet no specimens of either species of 
asparagus oeetle have oeen discovered. 
Delaware C. 0. Houghton (May 2): At hew ark beetles are just beginning ^o 
appear. 
Maryland J. A. Hyslop (May 16): The common asparagus oeetle is now present 
in large numbers on seeding asparagus plants at Avanel. Beetles 
are also doing sorre dan^ge to sn routed tips in producing beds. S^g 
laying is well under waj . 
Oregon Don C. Mote (April 22): At Wood burn the beetles are fairly abundant 
in 1 acre along the edge of field of 3 acres of asparagus. Eg;g;s 
are Deing deposited. (hay 6): The beetles are attacking asparagus 
at Ccrvallis. 
BEAMS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna corrupt a hulsJ 
Georgia 0. C. Boyd (April 23): Tl.is is the first report of this nest sent 
to this office. General infestation reported medium en snar oush 
o e ans at Th om as vil 1 e . 
J. B. Gill (May 23): The first overwintering adult of the Mexican 
bean beetle was observed on A^ril 16 at Thorn as ville. On Fay 2 the 
first egg mass was seen in the field, this being deposited on the 
foliage of snap beans. Thus far nc serious damage to beans has 
been observed or reported iron; this section. 
BE AN LE AF- BEETLE ( Cerotoroa trifurcata F o e rs t . ) 
South J. A. Berly (hay 12): This pest has been very abundant this spring 
Carolina on young snap beans at Clemson College. 
Georgia 0. C. Boyd (April 23): This is the first report, this year being 
sent to the Atlanta office. The general infestation is reported as 
medium. 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (May 20): Cerctor a tri. urcat"- were taken at Gallipolis 
on Tennessee green-pod beans, where they "ere doing serious damage. 
