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G:or,zia 
Alal 
Al a : 
Mississ 
past foul , . ise be- *e been panted and 
last yeor's losses ->re not for rotten. 
C. H. Brannon (M? 
;y 8): The first adult received from the 
field was sent in today by 0. 0. Ihfces , County ...:." 
County, -here it was found on beans. 
B. Loo ""or sham (May 21): The Mexican ' :etle is unu 
active this sprint. They have passed the ""inter in large am - : 
s and are do. . uch damage to string bee. is. 
"". Brannon (May 15): The first Mexic q bean beetles of 
the 1938 season were found feeding in the fie - il 12. I 
season is about t 2eks later than average. On 
heavy frost occurr ! : verely damage 
beans and con :"! e b }] y ki] 1 ■ other patches. This on 
caused a setback in the emergence of beetles frc ~n. 
Only 1.8 per cent hav Ln nibern tion cage to 
The first egg masses were found a 4, the 
first hatchin ; of an ■ s noted on 
( Cerotoma :rif-rc to Forst. 
L. ". Branion (May 15): ilts of this species • r ire 
damage to boons t r o. 
R. ~. Earned (May 39): Laiirt n rec - - 
cently fro:^ Holmes, Pike, Lincoln, and Yazoo Counties I 
to the be* l leaf beetle. I be 
injured by these insects but on LI 26, . :tor Chesley 
reported that a field of soy so 3ity 
i by this pe 
Ohio 
jissouri 
Lie: . 
" ( Dlabrotica vittata R b. ) 
»ard I Kay 29): 
numerous near Chillicothe 
L. an (Ma; 
the youn - cucumi 
rec iurin ; the •: 
Insects were fa 
ously flamagi >n 1 be. I hove -se 
bee f1 J more n Lppi in 
»rs , 
riouc ot er cro 
nun 
