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'"alkertsn, according to a report dated Lay 2. Specimens '"ere 
not submitted, but the facts that the description fitted and 
the t the o^ner had a severe attack in an adjoining strawberry 
"bed last year lead us to "believe that the above record is cor- 
rect . 
STRAWBERRY- WEEVIL (An thonomus si gnat us Say) 
." issouri L. Hase.v.an (Hay .34): 'The strawberry weevil caused damage in 
old beds in St. Louis County during the fore part of the month. 
Weevils i-ere busily at work during the week of May 6, laying 
eggs and cutting buds. On May 33 most of the larvae were full- 
fed and had pupated and one adult had emerged. 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS BSETL3 ( Crioceris ps ^r^i L. ) 
fcfassachusetts A. I. Eoume (Kay 31): 'The common asparagus beetle appeared 
in large numbers May 17 in this locality (Amherst). It is 
abundant in fields -'here it was not controlled last year, 
Ohio T. H. Parks (May 34): The beetles are attacking young aspara- 
gus shoots in commercial plantings at Columbus. Eggs are now 
abundant but few have hatched. 
Illinois S. C. Chandler through '". P. Flint (May 17): C rioceris 
as-par acd T*ras found on asparagus with eggs on May 11 at C :, rbon- 
dale. The asparagus beetle is scarce in this section for some 
reason, although there is «r large acreage in asparagus. This is 
the first record south of Alton. 
"BEANS 
MEXICAN ELAN BEETLE ( Epilachna corrupta Muls.) 
Ohio N. F. Howard (May 28): The first Mexican bean beetle in the 
field in Ohio ^as found on May 15 at Gallipolis. Only one spec- 
imen was found in several acres. On May 24, a single beetle 
,,T -s found in the field at Caldwell, Noble County. Fo beetles 
have been found ■ t Athens nor has there been any activity in hi- 
bernation cages containing large numbers of beetles at that 
place. At this time it appears that the survival is very lo 1 ?. 
orth : rolina R. W. Lei "by (May 32): The first authentic record of the bean 
beetle appearing on beans this season was sent to this office 
by assistant J. A. Harris on May 21, "'he: it was observed in 
Moore County. Two more records of its presence ""ere received 
by telephone at R lei h on May 22. The demand for literature 
on the control of this pest has been unusually heavy during the 
