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satsuraa orchard in the southern part of the State during the past 
month, 
COTTONY- CUSHION SCALE ( icerya purchasi Mask. ) 
Mississippi. H. Gladney (August 2U) : Four or five infestations have devel- 
oped in Jackson and Harrison Counties. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 2H): Epicauta lemniscata F. continued to 
damage tomato and other plants in Otoe, Lancaster, and Clay Counties 
during the latter part of July, and Macro oasis albida Say and E. 
macula ta Say were reported from Box Butte County -on August J, 
Oklahoma. E. Hixson (August 19): Blister beetles ( Epicauta spp.) are he- 
ginning to cause concern. They are feeding on tomato and various weeds, 
Swiss chard, and other plants. 
Montana. A. L. Strand (August): Blister beetles, mostly S. maculata , have 
been unusually abundant over most of the State, particularly along the 
Yellowstone River. Severe damage to potatoes, sugar beets, and caxagana. 
EALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nvsius ericae Schill.) 
North Dakota. F. Cray Butcher (August 18): Requests for information concern- 
ing the false chinch bug continue to come to the office, but these in- 
sects are not so abundant as they were a few weeks ago. 
Montana. A. L. Strand (August): The false chinch bug is more numerous than 
ever before observed in the State. Most of damage to potatoes. 
Utah. G. F. Kno-.vlton (August 28): The false chinch bug is abundant and 
causing injury to vegetables in northern Utah. 
NORTHERN MOLE CRICKET ( Gryllotalpa hexadactyla Perty) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swonk (August 2U) : From Hayes and Sheridan Countiss came 
specimens for identification. 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa d ecemlineata Say) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 2U) : Adults, eggs, and larvae are numerous in 
the vicinities of Chatham and Gaylord. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (July 18): Colorado potato beetle is present in 
