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calcium arsenate and gypsum. 
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J. E- Dudley, Jr. (June 1) "Apparently a heavier infestation than usual. 
First emerged adult seen on May 5; first seen in the field on May 22 at 
Waupaca." 
M. C. Tanquary (June 18) "Reported as being destructive to watermelons, 
cucumbers and cantaloupes in Franklin County." 
I-!ELONS 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Piabrotica vittata Fab.) 
J. F. Adams (June 3) "Beetles abundant, often a dozen to a hill. Many 
of the plants 'itli only the first true leaves killed. Damage estimated 
at 5 percent at Houston." 
L. Hazeman and assistants (June 17) "The striped beetle for the past 4 
-rr-kg has appeared in southeastern Missouri in the melon section in such 
numbers as to threaten the crop. Dusting with nico-dust and arsenicals 
b-c largely saved the commercial crop. At Columbia they arrived on 
June 2 or 3 , often 50 to a hill." 
12 -SPOTTED CUCUIuBER BEETLE (Diab rotica 12*punctat a. Oliv.) 
W. E, Hinds (June 2) "Very abundant in injuring melons, corn, etc." 
L. Haseman and assistants (June 16) "Corn root-worm reported from Cooper 
County, also reported as serious in southeastern Missouri." 
BANDED FLEA -BEETLE (Syst ena taeniata Say ) 
L. Haaeman (June 11) "Practically ruined gardens here on wheat stubble 
land. Much more numerous than usual." 
SQUASH LADYBIRD (Epi lachna borealis Fab.) 
V/. J. Baerg (June 6) "The insect first noted on this date not very numer- 
ous. This is the first time this insect has been found attacking crops 
to any extent in this State." 
COTTON APHIS ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
D» C. Pa3mer (June 24) "The Melon aphis appears to be unusually abundant 
and has damaged the local melon crop at Uvalde from 50 to 75 percent." 
SQUASH 
SQUASH-VINE -BORER '■ '^j^ - - i ^ satyrinif ormis ) Hbn , ) 
Franklin Sherman (May lO) ''The first adult of the season noted on young 
squash plants today." 
