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II-3RI GATED SNOUT BEETLE ( Epicaerus imbricatus Say) 
Nebraska 7.. H. Swank (May 15-June 15): The imbricated snout beetle 
"•as found destroying young watermelon vines in Buffalo County 
on June 10. 
ONIONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thri-os tabaci L. ) 
Iowa C. J. Drake (June): The onion thrips is becoming very abund- 
ant on onions at Ames, Davenport, Clear ^ake, and St. Ansgar. 
ONION ilAGGQT ( Hy.lemyia anticua &eig.) 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants (June): The onion maggot put in 
its appearance in the western New York onion sections during 
the first week in June and did some- damage. It has been re- 
ported from Chautauqua, Genesee, and Orleans Counties, though 
not serious. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 27): Reported early in the month from 
Shelby, Albion, Mapanee, and Eierceton. By the 20th of the 
• month large areas had been destroyed in some fields. 
Illinois C. C. Compton (June): ^he onion maggot is very destructive 
to set onions in Cook County. Late-planted onions are the 
least infested, which is the -reverse of normal conditions. 
Minnesota A. G. Buggies and assistants (June): The onion maggot was 
reported as very abundant in Hennepin, Houston, and Ramsey 
Counties. 
lo^a C. J.Drake (Juno): The onion maggot is doing some commer- 
cial damage to onions in the vicinities of Davenport and St. 
Ansgar. The injury is confined to". seedlings and the smaller 
onions. • . 
SUkaB BELT 
BEST EEAFHOPPER ( lutettix tenellus Baker) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (June 4): The beet, leafhopper is fairly 
abundant at Promontory and just ".est of Sr.OTville, but less 
abundant in looele County. A few half-grown nymphs have been 
collected at Snowville and Promontory. 
POTATO FLiA BEETLE ( Spitrix cucumeris Harr. ) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (June 5): Black flea beetles are abundant in 
the sugar-beet fields of Cache County and slight to moderate 
damage is occurring in all fields. More damage was noted at 
