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North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July 22): WireWorms ( Ludius aercipennis destmctor 
Brown) averaged slightly noro than one per plant in a potato field 2 niles 
east of Park River on July 12. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 23): IT on Dawson County on July 9 cane a conplaint 
of the wiroworn, Monocrepidius vespcrtinus' P., attacking the' lower portion 
of cornstalks, 
California. R. E. Canpbell (July l): Damage fron the sugar-hoe t wireworm 
( .Li nonius californicus Mann.) is continuing in a large nuriber of lina "bean 
fields in Ventura County, southern part of the State, varying fron no 
apparent (Linage to at least 50 percent. In several fields there were 
large "bare spots several acres in extent, in which practically all of 
the plants had boon killed, while in other fields danage was scattered 
throughout the field. 
M. W. Stone (July 17): L. californicus larvae were observed feeding 
on young corn plants near Downo, Los Angeles County, as late as July 9. 
Danage was so severe that replanting of over 3 acres was necessary. 
FALSE WIHEWORMS ( Eleodes spp.) 
Kansas. J. R. Horton (July 22): Adults of the false wireworns, E. suturalis Say 
and 2. tricostata Say, seen nore frequently in the Wichita area than dur- 
ing the last 2 years. Apparently they are on the incroase, although not 
nuncrous at any point so fir observed, 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Pppillia j aponica Newn. ) 
New England. E. P. Folt (July 22): This pest has been nuch nore abundant and 
destructive in southwestern New England and southeastern New York than in 
preceding years. 
Connecticut. J. P. Johnson (July 22): Bridgeport, New Haven, Greenwich, Hart- 
ford, New London, Norwich, New Canaan, and Danbury are naned in order of 
infestation. The first four towns -are heavily infested in good-sized local 
areas. In the other towns the infestation ranges fron general to light in 
localized areas. As a whole the beetle is very tronblesone, and nany snail 
areas are conparable to New Jersey infestations. ' 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stone (July 29): Japanese beetle increase trenondous in the 
olaer infestation, and there are quite a nunber of now places where they 
have never neon previously reported. 
Now York. Now York State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 5). In Nassau County 
injury to corn has been reported fron Great Neck. (July 18): At present 
they arc noro numerous than on the sano date Last year. 
^^^L, £/■ St ff ! (July 21): Pcak of in ^ in N ew Castle County has been 
JTSSSrS^^SsT - "^ infe8tati - in thG -rthorn part of .Kent County 
