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The tomato psyllid occasioned serious damage to potatoes and tomatoes in 
parts of Colorado and Utah. In one place as many as 1,000 nymphs -oer hill were 
found. 
This month the Mexican "bean "beetle was observed for the first time in the 
State of Hew Hampshire. It continued in destructive abundance throughout prac- 
tically the entire infested territory during July. 
• The pea aphid was reported in outbreak numbers in the North Central States; 
and in -oarts of Wisconsin the late pea crop was totally destroyed and a large 
part of the early crop damaged. 
The harlequin bug was reported destructive in Maryland and West Virginia, 
which is north of the usual destructive range. 
The bagworm was quite generally reported, particularly from ornamental ever- 
greens in the Middle Atlantic and East Central States, southward to the Gulf. 
The elm leaf beetle was appearing in destructive numbers throughout the 
New England, Middle Atlantic, and East Central States, and there were isolated 
outbreaks in Kansas, Washington, and Oregon. 
THE MORE IMPORTANT ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES IN CANADA, FOR JULY, 1932 
The grasshopper outbreak in the Prairie Provinces has been characterized by 
a marked delay and irregularity in; the hatching of the eggs in many localities. 
The outbreak is being dealt with 'oy the Widespread distribution of poisoned 
bait in infested areas, under the direction of provincial and municipal authori- 
ties with whom .Dominion officials are cooperating. General rains have modified 
the sever V' v of the situation somewhat, and have promoted good growth of all 
crops. In British Columbia, grasshoppers are remarkably scarce, although an 
increase is noted in the Chilcotin and Nicola areas where drought conditions 
continue to prevail. 
Infestations of beet webworm- larvae are widespread in the Prairie Provinces. 
Common weeds are chiefly subject to attack, but reports of damage to alfalfa, 
grain, and flax have been received from certain localities, particularly in Sas- 
katchewan. In many areas serious damage has been effected to garden plants. 
Following the exceptionally heavy flight of June beetles over a wide terri- 
tory in eastern Ontario, this spring, the enormous numbers of eggs laid threaten 
serious crop losses by white grubs in 1933. In southern Quebec, white-grub dam- 
age is becoming increasingly pronounced. 
Reports indicate that the Colorado potato beetle is abnormally abundant 
over a considerable part of its range in Canada. 
Increased abundance of European corn borer moths and eggs has been noted in 
corn plot'/, under .observation in southern Ontario during the season. 
Extensive injury to late-planted grain by a species of seed maggot is noted 
for the first time in certain areas in Saskatchewan. 
