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CABBAGE MAGGOT ( Hylemyia brassicae Bouche) 
D. S. Lacroix (June -3): Very abundant on cabbage and oau- 
liflower at Windsor. 
IT. Y. State Coll. Agr., Weekly News Letter (June): Quite 
generally prevalent throughout the western part of the State 
and did considerable damage during the first half of the month. 
(Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
CABBAGE APHID ( Brevicoryne brassicae I. ) 
L. H. Shropshire (June 23): Very abundant and causing severe 
damage on early cabbage grown from plants secured outside the 
State. 
MEIOITS 
STRIPED CUCUTIBER B r ~TIE ( Diabrotica vittata Fab. ) 
A. I. Bourne (June 24): They were somewhat late in appearing 
but they appear to be more abundant than usual. 
C. R. Willey (June 25): The striped cucumber beetle is very 
abundant in Richmond, Henrico County, and in adjoining counties. 
It is apparently taking a heavy toll. 
T. J. Keadlee, C. E. Nissley, and R. C. Burdette (June 9); 
Striped cucumber beetles were generally present throughout the 
State on young melon, cucumber, and squash. (June 21); It 
was slightly less numerous than last week. 
L. H. Shropshire (June 25): Very abundant in Cook County, 
where they have completely destroyed large plantings of cucumbers, 
R. H. Pet tit (June 22): Very" abundant. 
J. A. Munro (June 18): Very abundant at Fargo. 
H. C. Severin (June 14); More abundant than usual on 
cucumbers over the State. 
C. F. Stiles (June 21): Still quite numerous throughout the 
greater part of the State. 
SQUASH BUG (Epilachna bo rea l is Fab. ) 
K. L. Cockerham (May 23): On May 23 two specimens were 
collected on cantaloupes at Biloxi. These are the only specimens 
seen or collected by me in this vicinity in over three years. 
