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COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa dec eml in eat a Say) 
Pennsylvania. . H. 3. Hodgkiss (July '26): The Colorado potato beetle is very 
abundant, generally over the State. 
Ohio. E. T7. Mendenhall (July 3.0).: The Colorado potato "beetle is very abun- 
dant on potatoes. 
Indiana. H. 0. Deay (August 26):., The potato bug destroyer" ( Ferillus biocula- 
tus Fab.) was reported from several localities in the southern part of the 
State where it had been observed to be feeding. on the larvae of the Mexican 
bean beetle as well as Colorado potato beetle larvae. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers and assistant s (August): The Colorado potato beetle 
is reported as puite generally, abundan.t throughout the State. (Abstract, 
J.A.H.) ~~ r r .'. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants. (August): The Colorado potato beetle 
is very abundant, reports of heavy infesta.tions coming froii Lake, Martin, 
Kittson, Nicollet, Hennepin, St.. Louis, and Aitkin Counties. (Abstract, 
J.A.H.) 
Missouri. L. Ha'seraan (August 25): A few larvae of the Colorado potato beetle 
and a considerable sprinkle of adults on potatoes. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumeris Harr. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 22): Emerging adults are causing serious injury 
to Green mountain potatoes in the southern part of the State.' Unsprayed 
vines are seriously affected. 
New.. York. ft. y. State Coll. of Agr. , Weekly News Letter (August): During the 
third week in August the second brood of the potato flea beetle began show- 
ing up, in large numbers in Onondaga and Orleans Counties. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
New Jersey. R. C. Burdette (July 25 & 26): Flea beetles continue 'to be very 
numerous on potatoes. 
Ohio. E. TV. Mendenhall (July 30).: The potato flea beetle is quite bad on po- 
tatoes. • . . 
South Dakota. H. C. 5 ever in (August 23): The potato flea beetle is more abun- 
dant than usual; most damage done to potato and tomato. 
Colorado. G. M. List (August 25): The potato flea beetle is more numerous 
than for a number of years, especially in the Greeley and Port Morgan sections, 
POTATO STALK BORER ( Trichobaris trin^tata Say) 
Pennsylvania. C, A. Thomas (August 24): The potato stalk weevil has causcjd'. 
some injury tp cobblers and other early potatoes in Chester County, while 
adjacent fields of russets and other lat'e varieties were hardly touched by 
them. A small amount of parasitism by unidentified hymenoptcrons was found. 
