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Mexico E ft G» Smyth: A surrey was made today cf "bean fields in the 
foothills, and in valleys and depressions among the foothills, 
at the edge of the high prairie west of Tacubaya, D„ P., and 
extending from there southward almost to San Angel, D» S\, , Comparatively 
few fields were encountered, and in practically all of these the 
"beans were grown among corn. E»_ co rrupt a 'vas comparatively scarce 
in all of the fields observed. In no field did the infestation 
exceed 2 to 3 per cent of the plants, and in some of them no 
infestation could, "be found. A series of larvae, and a few egg 
masses, were collected for confinement to rear possible parasites. 
BEAU LEAP-ROLLER ( Padamus proteu s L« ) 
Georgia J. B w Gill (October 2): The bean leaf -roller is causing serious 
damage to snap beans at Thomasville. 
CUCUMBER 
STRIPED CUCUMBER-BEETLE (P iabrcti ca vittata Pab. ) 
Maine E.M. Patch (September 25): This insect has been terrifically 
abundant in the vicinity of Or one this season. Great numbers in the 
snring and the fall crop of adxilts are thick under the drying 
leaves of the vines and. under nearby leaves at this date. 
SQUASH BUG (Anasa tris tis DeG.) 
ITew York R. Q^, Smith (September 11): Infested squash leaves were received 
from TCalton, 
C. R„ Crosby (September 19): A correspondent from Philmont reports 
that this pest has killed all his squash and pumpkin vines, both 
last season and this, 
MEL02T CATERPILLAR (Di aphania hyalinata L , ) 
17ew York C, R» Crosby (September 12): Infested squa.shes were received from 
Cortland, 
BESTS 
SUGAR-BEET WEBWORM (Lozostege sticticalis L.) 
Hew Mexico F. H. Chittenden (October 1): J. R* Douglass, of the Truck-Crop 
Insect Investigations, reported the sugar-beet webworm at Pstancia 
this year. Without looking up all the records, I think this is 
unusually far south for the distribution of this species. 
SOUTHERN BEET WEBWORM (?ac hy?ancl a b i pun c talis Pab. ) 
Virginia p. H„ Chittenden (October 1): The southern beet webworm was verv 
