several, years past this insect has not been present to any considerable ex 
tent in this area, but for some reason a heavy infestation is no'«" develop- 
ing. 
BEAN LEAF HOLLER ( Goniurus pro t eus L. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 24): The bean leaf roller is rather abundan 
and damaging beans. 
A LSAFHOPPER (Smpoasca filamenta DeL. ) 
Utah. . G. F. Knoy.lton (September 13): This leafho-oper is abundant on potatoes 
at Logan. 
. POTATO LSAFHOPPER ( Empoasca fabae Harp. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 24): Bean leafhonpers are causing much 
trouble to beans; they are very abundant over all Florida. 
GREET! STINK FJG ( Aero sternum hilaris Say) 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 30): The green stink bug is injuring lima 
bean pods in Snelby County. 
BEAN THRIPS ( Heliothrirs fasciatus Perg. ) 
California. S. Lockwood (September 21): During August and September the bean 
thrips has been responsible for rather severe but localized damage to 
beans in the San Joaquin. Valley. Hear Westley in Stanislaus County ap-orox 
imately 1,200 acres have been defoliated to a marked degree. In Sutter 
County this insect, while -present on all types of beans, has not been so 
severely injurious as in Stanislaus County but has dropped from 10 to 20 
per cent of the leaves in some areas. 
CABBAGE 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (September 27): The harlequin bug, 
as reported last month, continues to be very injurious to cruciferous crop 
in tidewater Virginia, Several fields of kale, cabbage, and col lards have 
been completely destroyed by this pest. 
'./land. E. N. Cory (September 22): The harlequin bug is reported as t>resen 
generally, attacking cabbage. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (September 20): Complaints are still being received about 
injury to cabbage from this insect. All of these corn-plaints come from 
Counties in southern Ohio from Cincinnati to Marietta. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 27): The harlequin bug has had a wider distr 
but ion and more abundant in Indiana than ever before recorded. Until this 
year v, e have never had records in Indiana north of the tier of counties 
along the Ohio River. The last of August and in early September we had 
