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TAKE SHED PLAHT BUG (L"<ms prat en sis I.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 25): The tarnished plant hag was very destructive 
to potatoes at Eimmell September 19. 
Michigan. E. Hutson (September 19): The tarnished plant bug is very abundant and 
causing some damage to late celery and cabbage. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG Qlysius ericae Schill.) 
Minnesota. I. Z. McMillan (September): The false chinch bug is ver-r abundant in 
the vicinity of Amboy, Blue Earth County. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (September 27): The false chinch bug was unusual 1" abundant in 
Iowa this year. It was very widespread and occurred in large numbers in 
practically every county in the State. Some injury was reported in flas fields. 
Most of the damage was done to truck and garden crops and to rape. 
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FIELD 0RICZ3T ( gryllur assimilis Fab.) 
Connecticut. B. T ". Walden (September 7); '.- a 3-acre field with grassland on 
three sides,, cirickets were observed migrating to tomatoes, probably 20 per 
cent of the ripe fruit was eaten into and a few green tomatoes injured. Another 
field of 4 acres a short distance away showed less injury. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 21 to Septemi er 20): Field crickets were feeding on 
and damaging tomato fruits in Otoe Count", according to a report received from 
that county on August 28. Specimens of ~liis insect were also sent in from 
Kearney County the latter part of August. 
MOLE CRICKETS (G-ryllidae) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (September 8): Mole crickets caused considerable injury to 
cabbage and collard plants in a 1 irge s< ed bed at Fort Valley. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 25): The mole cricket Gryllotalpa hex- -ket."la 
Pcrty ( borealis Barm.) was reported from Elkhart and other localities in 
northern Indiana the last of August, damaging potatoes. 
POTATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Lepti no t:\rsa decemlir.eata Say) 
Florida. J. R. TTatson (Sept mber 21): T-e Colorado potato beetle is unusually 
abundant in one plantation in the southern part of Marion County, fe on 
volunteer potatoes. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (September 3); Jh« Colorado potato V is mo" ly 
abundant at Auburn. 
