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Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): The Mexican been beetle has continued to at- 
tract considerable attention in the vicinity of Hattiesburg in Forrest 
County during the past month. We have received several batches of specimens 
accompanied by complaints of heavy damage to garden beans. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (June 21): The Mexican bean beetle has been very 
.-active in central and northern Alabama, and we have, for the first time, a 
report of its presence in Baldwin and Covington Counties, in the extreme 
southern part of the State. Andalusia and Bay Minotte are new southern 
, records. 
Tennessee. G-. M. Bentley (June): The Mexican bean beetle is moderately -abundant 
in eastern Tennessee. 
BEAN LEAF BEETLE ( Ccrotoma tri furcate Forst..) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June): The bean leaf beetle was very abundant in 
eastern Tennessee on beans, during the last of May and the first part of June, 
PEAS 
PSA A? HIE ( Illinoia pi si Kalt.) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee and R. C. Burdette. (M P y 27): Pea aphids are very 
numerous in all sections, particularly in the southern half of the State. 
A heavy storm reduced the numbers greatly. 
Kentucky. "J. A. Price (June 24): Aphids are very abundant on clovers and alfal- 
fa in the bluegrass area. 
Michiga.n. R. K. Pettit (June 12): The pea aphid has appeared on canning peas. 
It quit clover, or "began to quit clover and : alfalfa, about May 30, which is 
the normal time in Michigan for this switching to take place. It is multi- 
plying on the peas quite rapidly. The cannery at Lake Odessa has already 
about a million ladybirds, secured from California, and plans to introduce 
several more million, in an attempt to restrict the workings of this insect. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): A medium infestation on sweet peas was reported 
from Durant in Holmes County on Jfey 27. 
Utah. G-. F. Knowlton (June 21): Pea aphids are moderately abundant upon alfalfa 
at Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, and G-reen River. Reported as moderately 
damaging field peas and alf If a at Hooper June 6. 
California. A. E. Michelbacner (June 13): In an alfalfa field near Xiles the 
pea aphid could be collected in fairly large numbers, but about a wee 1 .': be- 
fore the field was cut the second time the population started to fall off 
rapidly. 
