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Iowa 
Massachusetts 
C. J. Drake (June 4): Large numbers of the asparagus "beetle 
have been found at Ames, Muscatine, and Des Moines. 'The bee- 
tle is migrating westward very rapidly and is doing a consider- 
able amount of damage to young asparagus beds in the eastern 
part of the State. 
SPOTTED ASPARAGUS BEETLE ( Crioceris auodecimpnnctata L. ) 
A. I. Bourne (June 25): The spotted asparagus beetle was 
found in the fields on June 1 and 2. There is about the nor- 
mal abundance this season. 
New York 
C. R. Crosby and assistants, abstract from Weekly N e ^s Letter, 
N. Y. St. Coll. Agri., June 25: The spotted asparagus beetle 
has been reported as quite plentiful in Chautauqua County. 
BEANS 
Nebraska 
North Carolina 
J.Caryl and 
North Carolina 
BEAU APHID ( Aphis rumicis L. ) 
;'. H. S-venk (May 15- June 15): Aphids that h^ve b^en com- 
plained of during the period covered by this report include 
the bean aphid. 
GREEN CLOVER ffQKM ( Plathypena scabro Fab. ) 
". A. Thomas (June 14): A light infestation of this insect 
is developing on snap beans in the vicinity of Chadbourn, but 
no appreciable damage is being done at this time. However, 
the early appearance of the larvae may presage serious injury 
to the coming soy-bean crop, the bulk of which is just being 
planted. 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna corruota Muls. ) 
W. T. Henery (June 25): First record for this locality 
(College Park . About 3 larvae were found on two plants. 
There were both first and second instar larvae present, but 
all were evidently from the same egg group. Thoy were found 
on the place of 7. A. Thite, attacking bush beans. 
"'. A. Thomas (June 14): The Mexican bean beetle has just 
made its appearance in Columbus County and is doing consider- 
able damage in some fields in the vicinity of Chadbourn. Pew 
adults are in evidence, while both larvae and pupae arc very 
abundant in some fields, 
R. Vv'. Lciby (June 23): This pest is now very seriously dam- 
aging foliage of snap beans. It is just as it was last year 
but covers a much greater area. 
