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Kississippi 
Alabama 
ITorth and 
South Carolina 
R. 7. Harned (June 25): The first Mexican bean t itles to 
"be received during 1923 were received on Juno 20 from Boor.~- 
villo, -"her", they nete reported as causing serious injury to 
garden beans. Those received 'rere in the pupa stage* 
L. ~, Brannon (June 8): Truckers in the district of Birmin 
ham were picking beans fron the first crop on I'.zy 29. 
beetle damage to the first crop was so slight that it ~rz hard- 
ly noticeable. Very little damage could be se a except in spots 
in the field where fourth- ins tar larvae were feeding. Overwin- 
tered tfeetlas are still seen in the field and pups are - :iT J-? 
numerous. First-generation beetles "ill er : about a week. 
Only 4.S per cent have emerged in the hibernation ca< . 
peak of emergence Was bet '■ ' 17 and 21. Ths wint r 3 rvi- 
val v:?.s the lowest of an; son. 
BEAN LFAF .Z ( Cerotoma trifurc t- For 
'■".'. A. Ihomas (June 4-5): The bean leaf beetle has been unu- 
sually abundant In th two Carolinas this season and in come 
places has almost completely defoliated the plants. 
sent outbrc- ly in May and increased in ty up 
to about the first of June, when th. beet] n 
transferring to young cowpeas ?nd ej rl ' fchan 
a dozen beetles have fr ouently been jarred from e Bin le bunch 
of beans. Serious in jury was observ 
Dal z ell, Florence, Marion, and Mullins, \ :.,and Chadbourn, 
Whiteville , w, Lumber ton, Hamlet, rston, N.C, 
C 
PRIFED CHC VTLF (rjj\bro_ 4 '■•) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 2! i cucumber 
L to r in' a cucumbers i 
17 and 18. C numbers ind - us- 
ing co nsi ■ it injury fco unprotect 
I should jud ' ■ " 
Connecticut 
Indi 
Wisconsin 
R. B. Friend (Jus 85): - sucunber - f 
more ahund ' * r on nt 
. 
J, T . Ei-tvic (June 26): r 
' on cucumber ' ■' lay 31 it was r 
terin r t ] in ' cu i 
J. B. Dul 1 v, : . 117 no 
d found in 3 Ln 3ounty up to of 
6 to 8 b sucurbits. ro 
. i putting in 1 
