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SMARTWEED BORER ( Pyrausta ainslei Heinr.) 
North Carolina, J, U. Gilmore (June 2^): On June 12 it was observed attacking 
5 fo of a garden plot of tomato vines at Oxford, Granville County, 
' POTATO APHID ( illinoia s olanifolii Ashm, ) 
Maine, G. W. Simpson (June 15) J Owing to its relation to the spread of potato 
virus diseases, the abundance of this aphid on its overwintering host is 
of importance to the potato crop now emerging from the ground. More aphids 
are present on rose at this time than usual and fewer hymenopterous para- 
sites of this aphid in evidence at Presque Isle, 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (June 'sU): The pink and green potato 
aphid is present but rather scarce in fields of tomatoes and potatoes in 
Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties. 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER ( Empoasca fabae Harr. ) 
Virginia, H. G. Walker and L, D. Anderson (June 2^): The potato leafhopper is 
rather abundant in many fields of potatoes and beans near Norfolk and 
Suffolk and on the Eastern Shore, 
S&ANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna varivestis Muls,) 
Massachusetts, A, I, Bourne (June 23) J Have been appearing generally in much 
greater abundance than last year and there is evidence that unprotected 
fields will suffer severely. 
Connecticut, . N, Turner (June 22): Damage on garden beans has been more severe 
than for 3 years in southern Connecticut,* 
New. York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June): Observed the. first of the 
month in southeastern New York, and by the last of the month the beetles 
were generally abundant. Eggs being laid but none had hatched. 
New Jersey, T. L, Guyton (June 15) J Overwintering adults numerous on beans at 
Bound Brook, 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (June 23): Infestation light on beans, 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (June 23): 'Began to appear in gardens in Augusta 
County in considerable numbers about May 26, 
K, G. Walker and L. D, Anderson (June 2'4): Rather scarce in all of 
the bean fields observed near Norfolk. 
South Carolina, P. Sherman and W. C. Nettles (June 21): At Clemson the emer- 
gence from winter cages has been 50.26 percent, which is decidedly above 
average. 
