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Missouri. L, Haseman (July 23): In the vicinity of Columbia squash and cucunber 
plantings became severely infested by the striped cucumber beetle during 
the first half of July, and they arc still abundant on unprotected plants, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (July 25): Reports of considerable injury by D, v it tat a 
to late plantings of melons from Meridian, in east-central Mississippi. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 23): From June 21 to July 20 reports received from 
Lancaster, Seward, Howard, and Franklin Counties, in the eastern half of 
the State, stated that cucurbit vines were being damaged by D. vittata , 
Kansas. K, R. Bryson (July 28 ): D. vittata unusually abundant and destructive 
to melons, squash, and cucumbers at Manhattan and Bluff City, in the east- 
ern half of the State, 
Texas, R. K. Fletcher (July 22): D, duo dec iinpunct at a and D, vittata reported on 
corn, tomatoes, and eggplants in Galveston County, 
Utah, G. P. Knowlton (July 9) 5 2i» duodecirrpunctata is very seriously damaging 
cucumbers and melons at Toquervillc .and Saint George, southwestern Utah, 
Arizona, C. D, Lebert (July 23): Gourds over the entire Phoenix area are being 
riddled by cucumber beetles. Many plantings have had J>0 percent of the 
foliage reduced, 
TOBACCO THRIPS ( Prankliniella fusca Hinds) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (July 22): Considerable damago to peanuts on the station 
farm at Gainesville, 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nvsius ericae Schill. ) 
Utah, G. F, Knowlton (July 25): These bugs aro doing unusual damage in several 
parts of the St^te. 
NORTHERN MOLE CRICKET ( Gryllotalpa hexadactyla Perty) 
Texas, J. N. Roney (July 22): The mole cricket was reported on black-eyed peas, 
tomatoes, peppers, mustard, collards, and eggplant in Galveston County, 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
C0L0FAD0 POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Maine. G, W, Simpson (July): Beetles are more numerous than they have been for 
several years. The larvae .are doing considerable damage in fields not yet 
sprayed, at Presque Isle, northeastern Maine, 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 30): Damaged untreated fields of early potatoes, in 
southern part of the State, 
Wisconsin, E, L. Chambers (July 23): After several years of comparative scarcity, 
reported in quite serious numbers throughout the State, 
