Massachusetts H. T. Fernald (July :.4) "Ilr. E. R. Farrar reports that 10 
per cert of the crop !ias "been damagod about Lincoln. Heavy 
rains and spraying with nicotine sulphate appeared to he 
cheeking the outbreak. " 
A. I. Bourne (July 20) , "Reports that this insect has not 
made its appearance to sry great extent over the raj or part 
of the State. One or t-wc.coEplai.its have been received from 
the eastern pert of the £ ate." 
Hew York C. R. Crosby and assistant report that up to July 14 only 
occasional specimens had l*cen observed in. the western part 
of the State in Steuben Ctunty; In Co?.umtia County only one 
field wa3 noted as being infested up to July 18. On Long 
Island the outbreak startel early in July; en July 2 a report 
was received fron Hassan County, stating that the fields were 
quite generally infested. The heavy rains had washed off a 
few of these aphid s, but sufficient numbers we.*e left to cause 
a serious outbreak. Injury to the vine 3 reached a stage-in 
a few isolated cases, where the younger leaves were commenc- 
ing to cc-1. By July 9 in Suffolk County the situation \ 
becoming quite carious in meay fields. Cauliflower seed beds 
were quite generally infestel and many growers were spraying 
them." 
West P. W. Dayton (July 5}. '"Potatoes have been sprayed three times 
Virginia with arsenate of lead and Bordeaux mixture in Tucker County. 
The crop is almost made and damage by the aphid is about 1 per 
cent . " 
APPLE LEAFHOPPER ( Enpoasca rar.l.i LeB. ) 
Hev; York C. R. Crosby and assistants report the adults as becoming abund- 
ant in Erie County during the first week in July. Hopperbum 
was severe in one-half acre patch at Spring Brook in Gen;.. 
County, where young leafhoppers were found in the potato fields 
on July 1. In Steuben County this insect was very severe on 
all early potatoes. Contact dust treatment at the rate of 100 
pounds to the acre applied by hand dusters was found to have 
destroyed many leafhoppers, but enough remained to do consider- 
able damage. Late potatoes did not seera tc be seriously infest- 
ed. In Vayne County this insect was starting to work on potatoes 
on July 11, and was becoming serious in Onondaga County on July 
16. 
Illinois W. p. Flint (July 18) 'formally abundant throughout the entire 
State. First brood caused serious less to potatoes where they 
were not protected by Bordeaux spray." 
South H. S. Sever in (July 18). "Each more abundant than usual in 
Dakota 3rookings County; many potato fields are now practically dead 
from hopperburn. " 
