-ivs- 
mesons 
COTTON APHIS (Ar>his gossyr-ii Glov, ) 
Kansas E. G. Kelly (July 16). "Has not been so abundant this season 
as last. Very good control has been effected by the use of scapy 
sprays. 11 
Nebraska M. H 9 Swenk (July 151. "Beginning about June 15 e many reports 
of injury to cucumbers ard melons by the melon aphis have been 
received.," 
SQUASH 
SQUASH- VIKE BORER IMelittf.a satyr.? nlformis Huebn. ) 
New Yorlc B. B. Ward (July 16), "Causing considerable injury in gardens 
particularly en late squash in Onondaga County." 
Illinois W, Pa Flint (July 18). "Full-grown larvae taken July 5. Cocoons 
same dat e « " 
Nebraska M. K. Swank (July 15) • "Since the latter part of June there have 
been frequent reports of injury to pumpkins by this insect." 
SQUASH BUG lAnasa tris t^s BeG. ) 
New York J. B. Detwiler (July 15)* ,: Eggs and nymphs; the latter mostly 
in the third irstar, moderately abundant, adults very scarce, 
recently some damage becoming noticeable about Ithaca*" 
Indiana J. J. Davis (Ju2y 15). '"The squash tug is quite common and 
we have received nisctcrous reports within the past week or two." 
Nebraska LI. E. Swenk (July 15), "Since the latter part of June there 
have been frequent reports of injury to squashes by the squash 
bug. ,l 
SQUASH LADYBIRD ( 5-oila chna borealis Pab. ) 
Delaware C. 0, Houghton 'July 7), "About as numerous as usual about Newark" 
CNICirS 
ONION THRIP3 (Thrips tajbacl Bind) 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants report that early in the month thj3 
insect was causing considerable damage to onions in Wayne County, 
and that by July 1 they had destroyed 50 per cent of the tops 
in Albany County, and were doing very serious damage "fry July 14 
in Orange County. 
Indiana J. J. Bavis (July 15). "The onion thrips was also very aburdant 
and destructive." 
