fisconsan 
S. B, Fracker (June 24) "Best reporters nearly all state that potato 
Beetles are unusually eerly, ective and common throughout the Stats." 
South 
Dakota 
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Missouri 
Massa- 
chusetts 
New York 
H. C, Severin (May 23) "Just emerging from winter quarters at Brookings' 
M. H. Swenk (Hay 21) "Begirning the fourth week in May, the Colorado po 
tato beetle has made a. considerabljf amount of spraying of potatoes nec- 
essary." : . 
L. Haseman (June 15) "On June 14 adults of the second generation appear- 
ed at Columbia far less abundant than usual and doing practically no 
damage . " 
PO'fATO FLEA -BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumeris Harr.) 
R. A. Van Meter (June 17) "Numerous throughout the State." 
E. P. Felt (May 25) "F. J. Rose, of Genesee County, reports that a 
small black flea-beetle is pretty numerous on tomato plants at South 
Byron." 
Roy Latham (June 1) reports this insect as more abundant on potatoes and 
other crops than last year at Orient. These flea-beetles first 
appeared on May 21 in large numbers, fields near woods suffering the 
most . " 
L, F, Strickland (June 11) "Injury very severe in Niagara County to ear- 
ly potatoes." (June 22) "I have never seen more serious injury even in 
late saason than is being produced by these insects." 
B". Z. Hartzell (June 18) "Have not observed this insect in Chautauqua 
County, It must be very scarce." 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (June 11) "Abundant on young plants in Or- 
leans County. So far, the most injurious pests to potatoes this season 
in Nassau County. Still destructive on new foliage at Ithaca, Tompkins 
County* June 18, some damage but not serious to potatoes in Onondaga 
County; considerable damage to tomatoes in this country. Not serious 
in Nassau County. Numerous in Genesee, Orleans, Seneca, Ulster, Albany 
and Wayne Counties. " 
New Jersey D, E. Fink (June 7) "The potato flea-beetle is very abundant the present 
year and is doing very noticeable injury." 
Delav/are J. F. Adams (May 27) "Doing considerable damage at Newark." 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (May 21) "Reported doing its characteristic injury tc potat; 
foliage from several counties." 
