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Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (M-y): Flea beetles P. vittata ■cfescedens Weiss 
were abundant on eggplants at Durant, Holmes County, on May 9, and at Green- 
wood, Leflore County, May 22. Flea beetles were also noted doing consider- 
able damage to eggplant in Lincoln County. A correspondent at Tupelo, Leo 
County, reported on M».y 15 that two rows of mustard had been severely injured • 
by them. Black flea beetles are very abundant on sweetpotato at Ocean 
Springs, Jackson County. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (April 28): Striped flea beetles (|\ vittata Fab.) are 
abundant at Baton Rouge and seriously injurious to turnips. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius cricae Schill.) 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 25): This insect was reported causing injury to 
radishes, mustard, pota.toes, and other garden crops at Sedan, Eureka, Win- 
field, and Manhattan, May 10 to 15. 
A SLUG (Limax sp.-) 
Tennessee. J. U. Gilmore and J. Milam (May 16): For the first time at Clarks- 
ville this pest attacked tobacco transplanted to the field. Ten to 15 slugs 
were found per plant and serious defoliation was prevented by prompt appli- 
cation of remedial measures. 
POTATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa degemlineata Say) 
Virginia. C. R. Willey (May 22): The Colorado potato beetle is reported at 
Montpelier and in Hpnover County. One man reported these "eating up" 
pota.toes in this section. 
H. G, Walker (May 26): Colorado potato beetles are very abundant at Norfolk; 
more abundant than at p.ny time during the past two years. 
Illinois. J. H. Bigger (May 13): The Colorado potato beetle is very abundant; 
more than ordinarily abundant in the western part of the Stpte. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 23): Adults not very abundant at Columbia; oviposit- 
ing observed May 20. 
Tennessee. J. Milam (May 23): Colorado potato beetle has recently appeared in 
numbers at Clarksville and is causing serious defoliation of potatoes. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May): This insect is unusually abundant 
throughout the entire State. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumeris Harr.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (May 23): Ej. cucumeris appeared in large numbers May 19 
near New Haven, causing considerable injury to potatoes. 
South Carolina. A. Lutken (May 25): Potato flea beetles have been abundant on 
potatoes and eggplant in the northwestern part of the State. 
