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$®8|ggOTCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica vittata Fab.) 
Mississippi R. W. Earned (April 23): On March 2, E. -T. -Barrett, Saltillo, 
wrote: "Last spring our apple crop was completely destroyed 
"by striped cucumber beetles. They ate the petals and even the 
young apple stems. 'This damage was done before the apples were 
in full bloom, they did it so quickly." On April 11, Mr. Barrett 
sent about 50 adult beetles that were identified by J, M. Langdon 
as D. vittata , and wrote: "I am mailing you a few of the striped 
beetles* I have found that they cleaned up the apple blossoms 
all around here last year and did it in a few days." 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Faratetranychus pilosus C.& E.) 
H. L. Bailey (May 25): First newly hatched red mites noted at 
Dorset, Bennington County, May 15. Rather heavy mortality is 
apparent in overwintering eggs. 
A. I. Bourne (May 23): We found the European red mite to be 
hatching during the warm period of May 2 to 4 at Amherst, 
E. A. Rollins (April 28): Most commercial orchards of apples 
have some European red mite throughout the State. 
P. German (May 22): The European red mite has been observed 
in several orchards in New Haven County. 
Weekly News Letter, New York State College of Agriculture 
(May): These nites began hatching during the first week in the 
month and were quite generally observed throughout the State. 
(Abstract J. A. H.) 
New Jersey Weekly News Letter, New Jersey State College of Agriculture 
(May): This mite seems to be unusually scarce throughout the 
State this year. (Abstract J. A. H.) 
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