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BFANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna corruota Muls.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August 8): First report" of the Mexican "bean beetle re- 
ceived from North Berwick, also observed in Alfred, Sanford, 7aterboro, Bar 
Mills, Kittery, and Parsonfield. 
C. H. Phipps (August 22): The Mexican bean beetle is moderately abundant in 
western Maine. First records for York and Cumberland Counties. 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (August 22): Mexican bean beetles were found in Benning- 
ton and Rutland Counties as far north as Wallingford. Previously not found 
outside Windham County. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 22): First-generation adults and second-generatioi 
larvae arc common throughout the State. The infestation seems more severe in 
the southern part of the State. Uhsprayed beans have been defoliated. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. , Weekly News Letter (August): .On -the 29th 
of July larvae of the Mexican bean beetle were found for the first time in 
Genesee County at Batavia. During the first week in August it wined out 
many bean patches in Ulster County. (Abstract, J. A. H.) 
Pennsylvania. C. A. Thomas (August 24): The Mexican bean beetle continued to 
be de-structive throughout southeastern Pennsylvania during July. 
New Jersey. T. J. Hcadlec and H. C. Burdette (August 2 and 4): The Mexican 
bean beetle continues to be very numerous and larvae of the second brood 
are more than half grown. Bush limn beans are show in v the greatest injury. 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (August 23): Infestation generally scarce. 
Virginia. H. &. Walker (August 25): Moderately abundant in Norfolk and Eastern 
Shore of Virginia. 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (August 20): Moderately abundant over the State as 
a whole. Somewhat above average. 
A. Lutken (August 24): Very abundant gen: rail;-. 
Georgia. C. H. Aiden (August 26): Moderately .abundant at Cornelia. Considera- 
ble injury to late snan beans. 
Ohio. E. W. Mcndenhall (July 30): The Mexican bean beetle is worse than it 
has ever been on garden beans and has caased a great loss in central and 
southern Ohio. The lima and string beans have suffered the most. The beetle 
seems to be hard to control. 
Indiana. H. 0. Deay (August 26): Not so man/ inquiries in regard to the Mcxi can- 
bean beetle were received in August as in July. A new generation commenced 
to appear at Lafayette about August 17 and had destroyed many patches of 
backyard beans by August 26. 
Michigan. P. Hutson (August 22): Moderately abundant in southern counties on 
snao beans. 
