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April, did not do so much harm to planted seed ccrn - an- 
ticipated. Nevertheless, cne Butler County correspondent on 
..lay 20 reported that the seed in a portion of his cornfield 
had been destroyed by these beetles. 
GRAPE COLASPIS (Colaspis brunnea Fab.) 
Alabama 
J. M. Robinson (June 25): We have had another interesting 
insect activity in the form of the chrysomelid Colaspis 
brunnea in the Tennessee Valley, "There a substation has beer, 
recently established. There were about 120 acres of lespedea 
that had been oh the land for seme three years. This spring 
the superintendent had his land turned and decided to plan: 
experimental plots of corn, cotton, oats, and many of the ccz- 
mon garden vegetables, as well as soy beans. The larvae pro- 
ceeded to girdle the main root stems of all the plants, ex- 
cept oats, potatoes, and tomatoes. The cotton has been ' i?flt 
planted three or four times. Adults are emerging on the old 
field of lespedeza and will soon be emerging from the plot 
fields as well. 
Louisiana 
Nebraska 
North Carolina 
Mississippi 
T. E. Holloway and W. E. Haley (May 24): A beetle which is 
undoubtedly Colaspis brunnea was found damaging corn in St. 
Charles Parish. It was feeding on the tender leaves. 
BLUE- GRASS BILLBUG ( Sphenophorus parvulus Gyll.) 
M. H. Swenk (May 15-June 15): The timothy billbug had so 
injured a field of young corn in Washington County by May 25 
that the o^ner had to replant the field. 
C. H. Brannon (June 10): Billbug damage to corn has been 
especially bad in the coastal plains sections of the State. 
CORN-SILK BEETLE ( Luperodes varicornis Lee) 
R. W. Harned (June 24) ;■ Specimens tentatively identified 
by J. M. Langston were reported as eating corn 9ilk at Tyler- 
town on June 8 and at 3randon on June 22. They were also 
abundant on flowers at Tylertown. 
SLENDER SEED CORN GROUND BEETLE (Clivina iropressif rons Lee) 
Illinois 
South Carolina 
W. P. Flint (June 19): These beetles have caused consider- 
able damage in the central counties. 
CORN ROOT APHID ( Anuraphis maidi-radieis Forbes) 
M. H. Brunson (May 51): ^nuraphis roaidi-radicis has seri- 
ously damaged corn and cotton at Rid.e:eville . 
