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marginata Fab, was attacking tomatoes at Aether sfield on July 
■ 28. " 
Maryland E. II. Cory (July 8): Crop made; no damage "but considerable 
stripping of the foliage at -Glenarm by Macrobasis flavocinere/os 
Blatch. 
North Carolina R. U. Leiby (June 29): Macrobasis unicolor Kby. appears to be 
rather destructive to Irish potato vines in the western part of 
the State, at least correspondents 1 -complaints would so indicate. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 26): The striped blister beetle, , E-picauta 
vit tata Fab. , damaged tomatoes at Romney on July 22. The black 
blister beetle t Epicauta uenn sylvan ic a f damaged tomatoes at 
Pendleton on July 22. 
Nebraska M. H. S^enk (July 25): There was an outbreak of the gray blister 
beetle. Epicauta cinerea Rorst. ; during the fortnight between 
June 30 and July lk, in Nuckolls, TTebster, Franklin, and Harlan 
Counties. This species was accompanied also by an abundance of 
• the large brown blister beetle ( Macrobasis immaculata Say). The 
pests injured especially potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and other 
garden truck, in many cases stripping the plants. 
Kansas J. ,7, McColloch (July 15) : Blister beetles have been especially 
bad on potatoes during the last two weeks at the following 
places: G-len El den , 'Joodston, Selden, Osborne B Mound Ridge, Victoria 
Vine, Salina, Stockton, and Hill City. (July 31); The blister 
beetles have continued to be a serious pest in gardens throughout 
a number of north-central counties. ' During the past week reports 
have been received from Paradise, Plainville, Vesper, Penokee, 
Bloom, Hays and Caldwell. In most cases the injury was most 
severe 021 -potatoes and tomatoes. 
Mississippi R. 7«\ Harned (July 15): Blister "beetles belonging to the species 
Macrobasis unicolo r Kby. and Epic ant a Ecirais sata ' Sao, were 
■ reported as causing serious damages fee soybeans at j.'innis on July 
5. Specimens of E-picauta Ismniscat a collected on 'Irish potatoes 
were received from Purvis on June 3C» 
EASTERN LU33ER GRASSHOPPER (Ro malea microotera Beau. ) 
Mississippi R. '.V. Harned (July 15): The southern lubber locust was reported 
as causing serious dpmage to cantaloupes, grapes, corn, and other 
crops at Gulf port on July 6. 
STRIPE") FLEa BEETLE ( Phyllotreta vittata Fab.) 
Alabama L. 17. Brannon (July 9): This flea beetle is doing severe damage 
to young mustard, turnips, and collards at Birmingham. Growers 
in this section are plowing greens .up because the injury is so 
severe. 
SUCKFLY ( Dicyohus minimus "Uhl. ) 
Mississippi R. ff. Harned (July 15): H. P. Colmer, Inspector for the State 
