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POTATO FLEA. BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumcris Harr.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 22): The admits have "been emerging for several days. 
Considerable damage was done to drought-injured t>otatoes in the southern part 
of the State. 
North Dakota. E. J. Taintor (.July 13): Potato flea beetles are abundant. 
Colorado. G. M. List (July 23): The potato flea beetle is very abundant in Weld 
and Morgan Counties. 
TOMATO PIN WOEM ( Gnor imp schema ly coper sic ella Busck) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (July 26): An insect which gave much trouble to the toma- 
to growers about Bradenton in the late spring was bred out and identified as 
G. lyco-oer sice Ha Busck. (Bet. A. Busck) 
HORNWORMS ( Phlegethontius spp.) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (July 22): P. sexta Johan. on tomato at Houston. 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee, R. C. Burdette, and C. H. Nissley (July): Severe 
damage by the tomato hornworm (P. q ui nq, uemacul a t a Haw . ) was occasioned during 
the latter half of July in unsprayed tomato fields and pepper in the southern 
part of the State. (Abstract, J.A.K. ) 
Florida. E. S. Chamberlin (July 8): The abundance of the tobacco hornworm (P. 
sexta) appears to be about normal to date, in Gadsden County on tobacco. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whclan (June 20 to July 20): P. sexta was found on eggplant in 
Lincoln. 
Mississippi. J. P. Kislanko (July 20): Tomato hornworms (P. sexta ) defoliated 
50 per cent of the tomato plants in one field near Hattiesburg. 
POTATO APHID ( Illinoia solanifolii Ashra. ) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee, R. C. Burdette, and C. H. Nissley (July): The pota- 
to aphid was comparatively scarce on potatoes but was quite abundant on to- 
mato throughout the month. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July 18): The potato aphid is moderately abundant 
on potatoes at Par go. 
AN APHID ( Megoura ) Amphoro-phora solani Thos. ) 
Minnesota. A. A. Granovsky (July 11): The tomato aphid, M. solani . is very abun- 
dant and causes a great deal of injury directly and indirectly by spreading 
the mosaic diseases. 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER ( Empoasca fabae Harr.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (July 26): Potato leafhoppers are moderately abundant in 
Windham Countv. 
