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Maryland. The Baltinore Sun (July 22); Corn, apples, soybeans, and other crops 
rained hy the "beetle in Cecil County. Over 20,000,000 heetles captured 
on two farms alone. Also reported from the Eastern and Western Shores as 
apparently increasing in nunbers» 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (July 26): The insect seens to he nuch more ahundant at 
Norfolk and on the Eastern Shore of Virginia than ever "before. Ninety 
"beetles have "been collected in traps at the Virginia Truck Experiment 
Station, as compared with $0 "beetles last year. Several hundred "beetles 
were collected on snartweeds in a field of potatoes in less than 30 minutes. 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( Autos erica castanea Arrow) 
Connecticut. J. P. Johnson (July 22): More adults are "being reported than usual. 
The infestation is general from New Haven to Greenwich, in the southwestern 
part of the State. 
District of Columbia and Maryland. B. A, Porter (July 30): Reported as causing 
some damage at several points in the Petworth and Chevy Chase sections, 
Washington, D. C. An adult token flying into a house at Takoma Park, Md, 
A SCARABAEID ( Ochrosidia villosa Burn. ) 
Connecticut. J. P. Johnson (July 22): First adults found in East Norwalk on 
June 2U, Over 19,000 "beetles captured in light traps on an estate from 
loss than 3 acres. Believed that this insect is on the increase. No feed- 
ing of any kind "by the adult ohserved, 
GREEN JUKE BEETLE ( Cotinis nitida L. ) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (July 26): A rather large infestation w.as ohserved 
at Karris "burg on July 20. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (July 25): Beetles received from Coshocton County on July 11 
and from Butler County on July 18, They were clustered on ornamental 
vegetation. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (July 22): Beetles .are common and are doing some damage 
to figs at Experiment, central Georgia, 
FULLER'S ROSE 3EETLE ( Pantomorus godnani Crotch) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (July 22): Some damage was done to tung oil trees "by this 
insect. 
STALK BORER (Papaipema nehris nitela Guen. ) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (July 27): Reports indicate more than usual ahundance of 
stalk "borer in Washington County, central Vermont* 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 25): A had infestation found 
in a commercial planting of tomato in Orange County, lower Hudson River 
Valley, on June 21. Over 30 percent of the .plants were "being killed. 
