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HARLEQUIN BUG (Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (September 25): The harlequin "bug has been very 
scarce this year at Norfolk. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2k): Plant Board inspectors reported 
harlequin bugs rather general throughout the State. 
CABBAGE MAGGOT ( Hylemyia brass icae Bouche) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (September 17): Cabbage maggot has been reported 
as working on turnips at Erwin in Unicoi County. 
California. J. C. Elmore (August 29): The cabbage maggot, which is attack- 
ing cauliflower near Temple City, Los Angeles County, has damaged from 
2 to 20 percent of the plants. Of 700 plants counted in a field R2, or 
7.^ percent, were infested. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius , ericae Schill.) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (August 29) : The false chinch bug was observed 
to be very abundant on cruciferous crops on the experimental plots at 
Chadbourn; however, the injury was almost negligible. 
STRIPED ELEA BEETLE ( Phyllotreta vittata F. ) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (August 15) : The striped flea beetle has been 
very injurious to broccoli and other cruciferous crops in the Chadbourn 
area during the past few weeks. Most of the foliage has been riddled 
with small holes and the plant growth considerably checked. 
MELONS 
MELON APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 25): At Columbia late melon and cucumber 
vines are being killed by the melon aphid. 
MELON WORMS ( Diaphania spp.) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (September l) : D. hyalinata L. and D. nitidalis 
Stoll are extremely abundant on late squash and pumpkins in the Chadbourn 
area. Young fruit is being destroyed as fast as it forms and the tips 
of the vines are being killed. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anasa tristis Dcg. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 25): The usual heavy fall infestation of 
this common pest of cucurbits has occurred throughout much of the State. 
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