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Mississippi r. W. Harned (June .24): Dr. H. R. Smith reports that the 
hean leaf beetle is doing considerable damage to snap and pole 
beans in many localities in the vicinity of A. & M. College. 
In some instances the work is strikingly similar to that of 
the Mexican bean beetle. Even the pods are being gnawed into. 
He states that the injury from these insects seems to be much 
-orse in grassy gardens than in -.veil cultivated ones. Speci- 
mens of this spacies have also been received from Houston, 
Chickasaw County. 
A WEEVIL ( Sternechus paludatus Casey) 
He- Mexico J. R. Douglass (June 6): A bean stalk borer Sternechus 
paludatus Casey, has recently issued from winter quarters and 
at the present is ovipositing in young bean plants in the foot- 
hills of the Sstancia Valley. The larvae feed in the stews 
and stalks of the bean plants. 
CUCUMBERS AND MELONS 
MELON APHID ( Aphis gossypii 3-lov.) 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (June 21): This aphid is very abundant on 
cucumbers over the State. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( riabrotica vittata Jab.) 
Illinois C. C. Conrpion (June): The striped cucumber beetle is very 
abundant; several hundred acres of pickles in Cook bounty 
showed up injury which was augmented by late frosts. 
Minnesota A. G. Ruggles and assistants (June): The striped cucumber 
beetle was just beginning to put in its appearance during the 
early part of the month, and by the middle of the month it ^as 
moderately abundant over the southern third of the State. It 
was reported as very abundant from Hennepin, Martin, G-oodhue, 
and Blue Earth Counties. 
-owa C. J. Drake (June): This insect is very abundant in central 
and southern Iowa. 
A BEETLE ( Stri^oderma arboricola Fab.) 
Maryland L. M. Feairs' (June 25): I am enclsoing two specimens of a 
beetle which came from Hurlock, -"her; it has beer. Lng 
the blossoms of cantaloupe and other plants. Descriptions of 
the work and the habits of the beetle sound very much like 
that of the Japanese beetle. These specimens .ollected 
by Mr. P. S. Fleger. (Determined by E. A. Chapin.) 
