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•eorgia 
J. A.' Munro (June 18): E. " pe'nnsylvanica DeG. has "been reported 
from several of the eastern counties of the State. It was re- 
ported as destructive to caragana hedges and potatoes. (June 20): 
It seems to "be widely distributed over the country and is feeding 
ravenously on sweet clover, alfalfa, caragana, and other crops. 
H. C. SeVerin (June 14): Blister beetles are doing considerable 
damage this year. Because of the serious grasshopper outbreaks 
of last year, blister beetles are exceptionally abundant. 
G. M. Bentley (June 22): E. vittata is moderately abundant 
in Knox County on morning-glory, sweet peas, and okra. 
J. M. Robinson (June 20): Blister beetles are very abundant 
on Irish potatoes at Vernon. 
C. Lyle (June 23): Macrobasis unicolor Kby. was received from 
a correspondent at Steens, on. June 7, with a report that Irish 
potato plants load been severely injured. Medium injury to 
tomatoes by E. lemniscata Fab. was reported from Highlandale, 
on June 14. 
PLEA BEETLES (Halticinae) 
A. I. Bourne (June 24): Elea beetles have been generally 
very abundant on practically all the garden plants which they 
normally attack. 
P. J. Parrott (May 23): Phyllotreta vittata Eab. is very 
abundant. 
'WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBEH BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
E. 0. Essig (June 6): D. soror is unusually abundant. Adults 
feeding upon the leaves, particularly near the tops of the plants. 
Not a serious pest, however, to the very rapidly growing alfalfa, 
in Vernalis. 
E. A. McGregor (June): The western cucumber beetle (D. soror 
Lee.) seems to have been unusually abundant in citrus - orchards 
in central California the present season. It has caused con- 
siderable perforation of foliage and a limited amount of injury 
to small green oranges to date. It was also observed to be rather 
severely attacking citrus foliage last year in Ventura County. 
ROUGH STRAWBERRY ROOT WEEVIL (Brachyrhinus ruffosostriatus Goeze) 
T. O'Neill (June 16): This is the first record we have _ of 
the occiirrence of B. rugosostriatus in Georgia. Several adults 
received with reports of invading a residence at Marietta. 
