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ALMONDS 
NAVAL ORANGE WORM ( Myelois venipars Dyar) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (June lU): Larvae found in old nuts and under bark of al- 
monds at Glendaler, near Phoenix. No injury to the present crop of almonds, 
TRUCK^CROP INSECTS 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
South Carolina. E. Sherman and W. C. Nettles' (June 2l): The striped blister 
beetle ( Epicauta vittata E. ) is reported from the eastern port of the 
State on beans. . • '. ■ .-. n . 
Kentucky. - W, »A, Price (June 25): Blister beetles wore reported to have damaged 
. a field of alfalfa at Mayfield. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (June 22): Blister beetles, Macrobasis unicolor Kby. . 
and E. pennsylvanica Deg., are reported to be troublesome in Barnes, Mercer, 
and Morton Counties. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (June 23): Blister beetles, both black and gray., appeared 
unusually early this year and have done some damage to alfalfa. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 23): We are receiving numerous complaints from vari- 
: ous 'sections of Missouri regarding the abundance of blister beetles attac- 
king second-growth alfalfa, as well as garden and truck crops. . 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 13): Blister beetles have been causing considerable 
damage to potatoes, tomatoes, and other garden crops in the vicinity of 
Kansas City, in Jewell County,, and at Manhattan, in Riley Qounty. . The 
beetles appeared in alfalfa fields in greater numbers than usual during June 
and ate the bloom extensively. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (June 23): Blister beetles have been doing considerable 
damage to tomatoes in Mayes County. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (Juno 19)i E. vittata appeared in large numbers as far 
north as Auburn the last of May on various crops. One farmer had his 
children take branches and drive the beetles, from the cotton into the gall- 
berry thickets, where they seemed to be content to feed. During the first 
2 weeks of June complaints have been coming in from central and northern 
Alabama regarding M. unicolor , which has been appearing in large numbers in 
field crops and gardens. Numbers are sufficient to be considered an out- 
break. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 2^): Blister beetles were reported attacking vege- 
tables at Corinth on June 9» and potatoes at Tupelo and Smithville on June. 
10 and at Durant on June 19, E. pennsylvanica was damaging potatoes in 
Grenada and Lafayette Counties in June. E. l emniscata F. was found on 
cotton at Pontotoc on June 11, and specimens of M. unicolor were received 
