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T.JtNISESD PLANT BUG ( Lyras pratensis L.) 
J. W. I'lcColloch (June 1): This insect has caused serious damage 
to potatoes at Junction City. 
ST ALK BORER ( Papaipema nebris nitela Guen.) 
J. J. Davis (June 2): The common stalk "borer vas first reported 
this year from "Vorthington, June 10, where it had already de- 
stroyed one-fifth of the recently set tomato plants in a commer- 
cial field. 
::. H. S-venk (May 25-June 25): The first cases of complaint of 
injury by the stalk borer -ere received during the second week 
in June from southeastern Nebraska, these relating chiefly to 
attacks cnpotato and tomato plants. 
SUCKFLY (Pi cyphus m inimus Uhl . ) 
R. T7. Harned (June 22): P.. ?. Oolmer , inspector for the State 
Plant 3oard, Moss Point, reported the first appearance oi the 
tomato Buckfly-, Picyphus minimus Uhl . . on June 13- Slight dam- 
age v?as noted to tomato plants at I loss Point. 
BLISTER BEETLES (Keloidae) 
J. ".'. HcColloch (June 20): Reports of injury to potatoes have 
been reported from Long Island June 11 and Bogue June If. 
-.. '7. Harned (June 22): Serious damage to Irish potatoes by 
Eoicauta lo mni scata -as reported from Ellisville. 
GEaY BLISTER BEETLE ( Epicauta c in ere a Forst. ) 
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Louisiana 
J. 0. Pepper (June 13) : . Gray blister beetles nave been re- 
ted as destroying tomato plants in the area aroun stminister 
of Oconee County. 
~. T. Planned (June 22): Serious damage to Irish potatoes by - 
this blister beetle, at Hatches, and to beans at 3rooksville,w ae 
reported. 
aSH-GRaY BLISTER BEETLE ( Hacrobasis unicolor Kirby) 
R. 1. Harned (June 22): Serious damage by . .", ? or oba sis u ni c o 1 or 
to Irish potatoes vas reported from Smithville. 
STIHK BUGS (Coreidae and Pentatomidae) 
Chas E. Smith c Herman alien (June 1): Considerable damage to 
the fruits of tomato -ere observed in three fields in the vicinity 
