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S. B, Fr acker (September 15 ): This pest, in present and injurious 
in all commercial pea- growing sec tiers* It is reported from 
Columbia, Dodge, Door, Oaaukee, Washington, and TCinnebago Counties. 
PEA MOTH (Semasia nigricana Staph,) 
Wisconsin A, A Granovsky (August 29): The pea moth injury varied considerably 
with the variety of the peas grown. The early varieties such as 
Rustlsr and Double Alaska were very little affected, if any, while 
later varieties suffered considerably. This pest was present in 
every pea field about Sturgeon Bay. 
C UCUMBER 
STRIPED CUCUMB Hi- BEETLE (Diab rotica v it tat a Fab. ) 
TJisconsin A. A. G-rancvsky (August 29): This pest is very common on cucumbers, 
squashes, etc., around Sturgeon Bay. It js perhaps the most destructive 
insect on cucumbers, injuring and sometimes completely destroying 
garden cacombers, especially of early planting* 
PICKLEtfQEM ( Piaphania n itida.lis Cramer) 
Missouri L. Haseman (September 12): This nest is doing damage new in central 
Missouri. It destroyed commercial cantaloupe crop in southeastern 
Missouri last month. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER-BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata Fab. ) 
New Mexico R. Middlebrook (August 31): About 3d pe~ cent of the melon crop 
was replanted. This pes"; is becoming more abundant each year. 
MELON APHID ( iphi s fosrypri Clov.) 
Maine E. M. Patch (September ?H)i Locally very numerous in Cumberland 
and fork Counties in August and September on cucumbers and squashes. 
A CUCUMBER-BEETLE (D iabrotica trici ncta Say) 
New Mexico R. Middlebrook (September 13): This pest did considerable damage, 
estimated loosely at 20 per cent s to watermelon and cantaloupe 
crops in the eastern half of the State, but we hav r 3 no way of telling 
the financial less sirce there has been such a poor market for 
watermelons that many of them have net beer, gathered from the 
fields. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH LADY-BEETLE (Epilachna bo real is Fab. ) 
Maryland '.7. K. 7,'hite (September 15)-' Defoliating a small acreage of squash 
at College Fark and Silver Spring. 
