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:.innesota A. G. Ruggles and assistants (June): The cabbage flea bee- 
tle is very abundant; has done serious damage this spring. 
Mississippi R. 7. Harned (June 24): Flea beetles were very abundant 
on collards at Lurant on June 10. 
Minnesota 
STRA73BRRY 
STRAWBERRY 7EEVIL ( Anthonomus signatus Say) 
... G. Ruggles and assistants (June): Tae strawberry weevil 
is very abundant; it did serious damage this spring. 
ASPARAGUS 
Massachusetts 
New York 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE ( Crioceris a s pa rag i L. ) 
A. I. Bourne (June 24): Asparagus beetles appeared May 26 
and 28 in moderate abundance. 
G. R. Crosby and assistants (June): C. asparagi L.and C. 
duo j e c i nrp un c t a t g L. are doing considerable damage on many 
plantations in Chautauqua County. 
South Carolina 
M. H. Brunson (June 25): The asparagus beetle continues to 
damage asparagus in restricted areas in Barnwell, Bamberg, 
and Orangeburg Counties. 
BEANS 
Mississippi 
Hew York 
Pennsylvania 
Delaware 
LIMA BEAN VINE BORER (M onoptilota pergratialias Hulst) 
P.. 7. Earned (June 24): The lima bean vine borer '-as found 
injuring lima beans at Amory on June 11. 
MEXICAN BEAM BEETLE ( Epilachna corrupta Muls.) 
C. R. Crosby (June 15): Adults were found in considerable 
abundance in hibernation in Erie County. 
C. A. Thomas (June 22): The Mexican bean beetle was f.orr.d 
in large numbers in early June attacking bush lima beans at 
Coatesville, Chester County. 
T. L. Guyton (June C6): This insect is very abundant at 
Karris burg. 
. L. Dozier (June 13): The Mexican bean beetle was just 
