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Missouri. L. Haseman (July 23): Fewer complaints received during the month 
than -usual, considering the continued abundance of grasshoppers. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July 22): Several species are very destructive to 
potato, caragana, and other plants. Most of the reports of serious in- 
jury have come from Valley City and Bis mark vicinities, southeastern and 
south-central North Dakota, respectively. 
South Dakota. H, C. Severin (July): Beginning to appear in large numbers and 
are causing considerable damage. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 23): Numerous complaints of "blister beetles attack- 
ing garden crops, especially potatoes, received from over the State, 
particularly from the eastern half. The principal species are as follows: 
Mac rob as is segmentata Say, M. unicolor Kby. , M. i.mmaculata Say, Epicauta 
lemniscata . E. cinerea Forst., and E, maculata Say. 
Kansas. J. R. Horton (July 22): Very numerous and widespread in the Wichita 
area. Many complaints of severe damage to garden crops have come in. 
There are considerable flights to lights in the heart of the city. 
H. R. Bryson (July 28): Particularly destructive to garden crops during 
the last month in western Kansas. Alfalfa also damaged, especially where 
plots grown for seed near Garden City, 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (July 22): E. vittata reported on tomatoes in Galveston 
County, southeastern Texas. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 12): Reported as damaging alfalfa, beets, .and several 
flower and garden plants in Tooele, Carbon, and Utah Counties. 
A BEETLE ( Strigo derma arboricola F. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 15): This pest was found attacking vegetable and 
fruit crops at Denton, on the Eastern Shore. 
CARROT 3ESTLE ( Ligyrus gibbosus Deg. ) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July): The carrot beetle is very abundant and do- 
ing much damage in gardens in eastern South Dakota. 
CUCUM3ER 3SETLSS ( Diabrotica spp. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 9): D. duodecinpunctata F. and D. vittata F. wore 
found attacking squash at Severn, in Anne Arundel County. 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (July): Since July 3 specimens of D. bn It eat a Lee. 
have been taken in a trap light at Blackville almost every night. Prior 
to that time no specimens had been taken since early April.- No specimens 
observed in the field since early March. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (July 25): D. vittata was very abundant on melons and 
cucumbers during the first half of July, and was caught in large numbers 
in a light trap during June, but has greatly subsided at present,- 
