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FLEA BEETLES ; (Halticinae) 
Connecticut A. E. Wilkinson (June 9): There has been much damage to first 
leaves of tomato and eggplant by flea "beetles in Thomaston, North- 
field, Campville, and Terryville. (June 4); Have also noticed 
many flea beetles on melons, cucumbers, and squash and on fresh- 
ly set truck plants, at Storrs. 
J. R. St ear (June 22): Flea "beetles on potato, eggplant, and 
tomato are very abundant at Ligonier. 
J. J. Davis (June- 24'): 'The striped flea beetle ( Systena taeniata 
Say) was reported damaging tomato at Ladoga, June 20, beans and 
beets at Indianapolis, June 19, and beans at Franklin, June 22. 
C. J, Drake (June 27): The larvae of a species of flea beetle 
did serious injury to onion seedlings in the vicinity of St. 
Ansgar and Clear Lake this spring. This insect begins to work 
as soon as the onions begin to sprout and destroys the young 
seedlings before they are 3 inches tall. A 20-acre field near 
St. Ansgar was almost totally destroyed by larvae, counts re- 
vealing that 90 per cent of the onions had been destroyed by 
the larvae. 
J. A. Munro (June 17): Flea beetles are commonly noticed in 
gardens in the vicinity of Fargo and causing injury to radish, 
'■- : rutabaga, and a few other garden plants. 
'■ • • ■ SEED CORN MAGGOT ( Hylemyia cilicrur a Rond. ) 
New York N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. , Weekly News Letter (June): A few 
bean plantings in Genesee and Ontario Counties in western New 
York were seriously damaged during the first ^eek in Jur.e, 
some fields having to be replanted. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 24): The seed corn maggot was ' reported 
damaging corn at Eoston and loyal Center (May 26 and 27), 
and did much damage to lima beans at Richmond, June 3, and 
to beans at Portland, June 6. 
linois C. C. Compton (J u ne): Adults appeared in very large numbers 
in truck fields during the week of June 8. Cucumbers have been 
severely injured in some cases in Des Plaines. 
J. H. Bigger (June 15): The seed corn maggot is very abundant 
in western Illinois. They have been present in unusual numbers 
this spring. 
Kentucky W. A. Price (June 25): The seed corn maggot did much damage 
to corn at Sharpsburg. 
North Dakota 
