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Michigan R. Hutson (June 12): On June 12 I visited several melon 
fields in southwestern Michigan, particularly Van Bur en County. 
These rrelon fields had been set out a foF days before in veneer 
boxes, but T'ero ;^ : Hing do^n ranidly.. Examination shored them 
to be troubled T ~ith the seed corn maggQt. We have had numerous 
reports' of injury from this insect to beans and corn and the 
insect is reported as being particularly injurious to seed 
potatoes in Charlevoix County. 
Minnesota A. G-. Buggies and assistants (June); The seed corn maggot ~sls 
very abundant in Minneapolis and St. Paul., ^here It "-as doing 
some damage. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
Nebraska M. H. S'-enk May 15 to June 15); The seed corn maggot practi- 
cally destroyed a field of corn in Frontier County during the 
first ^eek in June. 
A NYMPHALID ( Euptoieta claudia Cram. ) 
Tennessee S. Marcovitch (June 24): This insect destroyed the foliage of 
beans, s Tr, eetpotatoes, and co?rpeas. The butterflies have emerged 
and can be seen flying about. It is recorded by Holland as 
feeding on the mssion florer. 
Ner Jersey 
Connecticut 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
N. J. State Coll. of Agr., Weekly TSevs Letter (June): Aphids 
attacking various truck crops appeared to be unusually numerous 
over the greater part of. the State (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
■ GARDEN SPOTGTAIL ( Sminthurus hortensis Fitch) 
H. Turner (June 18): One acre df?^spi.nach at Ledyard ras heavily 
infested* 
C. 33. Le^-is (June 12): The garden springtail has absolutely 
killed melons a&d is attacking .cucumbers and pumpkins at South- 
ington and Manchester. 
Maine 
Vermont 
POTATO AMD TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
H. B. Pearson (June 23): The first specimen -<~e.s found June 4 
in Augusta. 
H. L. Bailey (June 23): The Colorado potato beetle is very abund- 
ant in Orange and Washington Counties. 
