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CUC UMBER 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vi ttata Tab.) 
Pennsylvania. L. S. Smith (August 26):' The striked cucumber "beetle is moderat 
ly abundant in southeastern counties; rather severe damage from larvae to 
cantaloupes is being dene. 
H. E. Hodgkiss (July 26): Very abundant; damage unusually severe. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (August): More than the usual number of complaints have bee 
made about lorvae'of this beetle boring into and throughout stems of melon 
and cucumber plants. They have caused many plants to die before the melons 
ripened. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers and assistants (August): This insect was very abun- 
dant throughout the entire State. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (August): This insect is very abun- 
dant in Hennepin and Dakota Counties; and is moderately abundant throughout 
the remainder of the State. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
IoWa. H. E. Jaques (August): This insect is very abundant in the southwestern 
quarter of the State. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 17): The striped cucumber beetle is moderate 
ly abundant in eastern Tennessee; found injuring dahlias as veil as the cu- 
curbits. 
PICICLE ~0H: r ( Dia-phania ni tidal is Stoll) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snar>p (July 25 and 30): The pickle worm is much more acundant 
this year than usual, 80 per cent of the honeydev.' melons in a field at 
Gray were infested. Cantaloupes at Port Valley were also heavily infested. 
UESTSRN STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabetica trivittata Mann.) 
New Mexico. J. R. Eyer (July 31): The western striued cucumber beetle is very 
abundant. Very injurious on field com. 
MEL0? T AHIID ( Aohi s .7-.ss.7mi Glov. ) 
South Carolina. J. N. rennet (August 3): Late v : p termelons are being seriously 
injured in some fields in Fairfax. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (August 23): The usual number of cettolair.ts have 
been received of the melon aphid over the State. Serious damage done to 
melon and cucumber. 
Nebraska. M. H. SWenk (July 20 to August 25): The melon aphid continued to 
cause trouble on cucumbers end melons during August, though less than it did 
in July. 
