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J. U. Ingram (May 9): Many gardens at Crowley have suffered 
serious injury from the attack of the adult of this beetle. They 
are present in unusually xarge numbers in this sec + ion this year on 
beans ar.d other garden plants. 
COMMON RED SPIDER (Tetranychus telarius L,) 
A. I. Bourne (May 23): The cormon red spider on cucumbers has been 
reported as doing considerable damage in certain of the greenhouses 
in the Market Garden district around Boston. Specific estimate of 
damage to one house in Mansfield places the figure at 25 per cent 
of the crop. In another house in Wo burn this insect is credited 
with causing approximately a 10 per cent loss. 
ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE ( K e t e ro d e ra racELci col a Greef -Mueller) 
A. I. Bourne (May 23): The root-knot nematode has been reported to 
this office by Prof. Koon, in charge of the Market Garden Field 
Station, who has found it to be rather prevalent in greenhouses 
throughout the suburban districts of Boston. A conservative es- 
timate places the damage to cucumbers at from 5 to 10 per cent, in 
different ranges. 
RHUBARB 
A DOCK BEETLE ( Gastroidea caesi a Rogers) 
Don C. Mote (April 13): This insect is reported as doing consider- 
able damage to leaves of rhubarb near Uorvallis , eating holes in the 
leaves. The beetle is quite common now en dock. 
M IS CELL /NEC US FEEDERS 
BUMBLE FLOWER BEETLE ( Euphoria ind a L.) 
H. A. Gossard (May 20): Euphoria inda , taken alive at Mies , was 
sent to us and May 11 a beetle of the same insect, taken alive, was 
received from Gates Mill where it was found in a vegetable garden. 
A FALSE Y7IREW0RM ( Elecdes trices t at a Say) 
!?L C. Bishopp: These beetle larvae were found to be destroying 
plants and gardens to a considerable extent. Young beets, .radishes, 
kohlrabi, and tomatoes were being cut off by them. 
S0Y/3U0 3 (Crustacea) 
F. C. Bishopp (April 25): These crustaceans are extremely abundant 
in flower and vegetable gardens, especially in low ground. They, 
are causing considerable damage to seedlings of flowers and vegetab- 
les at Dallas and vicinity. 
