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■ ■ POTATO 
COLORAEO POTATO BEETLE (Leutinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Weekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (July 14): The 
Colorado potato "beetle has been scarce in Onondaga County* 
but is now beginning to appear in large numbers. 
J. J. Davis (July 25): The Colorado potato beetle is more 
abundant this year than for a number of years. They were 
especially noticeable oh potato and eggplant at Monterey, 
Bedford, and Lafayette July 3-16. 
C. C. Compton (July): The Colorado potato beetle is scarce 
in Cook County-. 7 Heavy oviposition fore part of July. Eggs 
destroyed by parasites and predators. 
E. L. Chambers (July 18): The Colorado potato beetle is 
very abundant, in Portage County. 
H. E. Jaqucr (July): The Colorado potato beetle is moderately 
to very abundant in the southwestern two-thirds of the state 
and in Chit": . :iw., Fayette and Delaware Counties in the north- 
eastern cot '-■ r : 
Nebraska tlvrenl: (June 15-30): The Colorado potato beetle was 
first reported on June 21, from Furnas County, and is moderately 
abundant over the entire State. 
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POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Bpitrix cucumeris Harr.) 
New York Weekly -News' Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (July): Damage 
by the potato flea beetle has been reported from Ontario, 
Wyoming, Onondaga, Orleans, and Genesee Counties. 
Ohio E. W. Mendehhall (June 28) : The potato flea beetles are 
Very bad on -not?to leaves, leaving them full of shot holes, in 
Muskingum County. They are trouolesome every year but seem 
; worse in sonpe sections, 
TOMATO WORM ( Pro to ' ;.rz( sexta Jo nan.) 
G-. S. Schwe.'is (July 17): About- 65 acres of- potatoes in Iowa 
County are showing a large amount of damage , .' while about 10 
acres are stripped. 
G. F. Knowlton (June 27): Tomato worms are causing damage 
to tomatoes at Vineyard and Geneva. 
POTATO STALK BORER ( Trichobaris trinotata Say) 
Tennessee A. C. Morgan (July 26): The potato stalk borer, Trichobrris 
trinotata Say, is seemingly '.vide-spread, but the infestation is 
not severe . 
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