Mississippi 
Ohio 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
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R. \ Harried (Hay 29): Specimens of the striped cucumber "bee- 
tle were received from Newton County on May 28, -here they 
'-'ere reported ^s causing considerable damage to watermelon:- 
plants, Larvae belonging to the genus Diabrotica, and possi- 
bly to the species Diab, etica vittata were received from Till- 
man May 14, with the report that watermelon plants had been in- 
jured, by them. 
■SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata Fab. ) 
M. F. Howard (May 28): The 12-spotted cucumber beetle was 
found in the field on May 15 in southeastern Ohio. 
L. W, Brannon (May 15): These insects are not damaging beans 
at Birmingham to the extent that they were a month ago. 
K. L. Cockerham (May 28): For several weeks "this beetle has 
been very abundant in the southern part of Mississippi. Various 
crops, including corn, squash, cucumbers, melons, and beans have 
been attacked. 
Mississippi 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BOMMH ( Melittia satyriniformis Hbn. ) 
K. L. Cockerham (May 19): The first adult sauash vine borer 
was seen today. This adult was a female and was actively en- 
gaged in depositing eg?;s ou leaves of sonash vines. 
New York 
ONIONS 
ONION MAGGOT ( nylemyia a nt i qua Meig. ) 
C. R. Crosby (May 12): Flics began to emerge at Elba on May 
Kansas 
Oregon 
J. "v. McColloch (April 17): An infestation of this insect on 
onion was reported from Westmoreland. 
Eon 0. M te (May 11): On April 27 Mr. Wilcox reported that 
the flics were out and had been in the field for some time, but 
because of successive rains and delayed plantings no injury has 
become apparent as yet. 
Utah 
IETS 
■ ' ' ' ( itettix tenellus Baker) 
&. F. Lton ('May 10): The beet le^fhooper is present in 
