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H. R, Bryson (June 26): Adults of white grubs, P. lanceolata Say, were nu- 
merous between June 7 and lU on the golf courses and higher prairies in 
the vicinity of Manhattan. The adults were quite heavily parasitized by 
a sarcophagid. Reports have also been received from -Harper and Kingman 
Counties, 
ORIENTAL BEETLE ( Anomala orientalis Wtrh) 
North Carolina, J, F, Cooper (June 29)? On June 21 and 23 , specimens of this 
beetle were collected on rose and hollyhock at East Spencer, Rowan Coun- 
ty in west-central North Carolina, 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonica Newm. ) 
New Jersey. T, L, Guyton (June 22): Eirst adult of the season found on po- 
tato at Bound Brook, 
E.Kostal (June 26): Beetles becoming numerous at Morganville, 
Monmouth County, which is unusual for this date. Prospects of heavy in- 
festation, 
Delaware, L, A, Stearns (June 23) ' The first adults were observed. at Newark 
on June 13, They are now becoming abundant generally throughout New- 
Castle County, Grub infestation is much greater than In 193&. 
Maryland. E. N, Cory (June 22): Eirst reoord for the season from Conowingo 
on June. 17; University Park, June 22; College Park, June 21, 
Washington, D. C, J. A. Hyslop (June 8): One specimen collected in a city 
back yard today and brought to this office, 
ROSE CHAFER ( Macrodactylus subspinosus F. ) 
Massachusetts. A, I, Bourne (June 23): Within the last 2 or 3 days it has 
been causing serious damage to peach foliage in Worcester County, in 
the central part of the State. In the Connecticut River. Valley it has 
caused considerable injury to foliage of apple. This morning our atten- 
tion was called to a severe outbreak in a raspberry planting. The 
beetles were riddling the foliage, 
Connecticut. M, P, Zappe (June 15): Very abundant in shore towns east of New- 
Haven and causing injury to apples in sprayed orchards at Guilford; also 
reported as causing severe injury to garden plants in New Haven and 
Woodbury, and to walnut in Bridgeport. This insect was also noted by 
W, E, Britton, June 17, on rose leaves and the flowers of Ibota privet at 
Waterbury, 
Connecticut. E. P, Felt (June 22): Rose chafer was extremely abundant and very 
injurious to various plants and ornamental shrubs at Darion, 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 21): Rose chafers are occur- 
ring in Ulster, Columbia,and Dutchess Counties on grapes, peaches, and 
