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Piedmont section. L Forty- six westernmost comities of the State 
are now infested. 
South C. C. Eddy (June 20) : Spring emergence of hibernating beetles 
Carolina about over. Damage bad locally throughout the Piedmont section. 
Infestation not general yet. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 2k): The Mexican bean beetle is very abundant 
and destructive in the southeastern Quarter of the State. 
Alabama. I". B. Johnson (Lay 2U-25) : In my garden in Birmingham vicinity 
the Mexican bean beetle was found seriously injuring young bean 
leaves. All stages of the beetle •-.•ere prevalent. 
BAED3D CUCUMB37: BEETLE ( Diabrotica bait eat a Lee.) 
BEiil" LEAP BEETLE ( Cerotoma trifurcata Boerst. ) 
Mississippi K. L. Cockerham (June 13): Both species were found attacking 
beans in such numbers as to necessitate dusting for their control. 
The leaver: showed considerable damage, and the beetles flew out 
in considerable numbers "he::, the plants were disturbed. 
cucuisEEs eld : sloes 
CCTTOir APHID (aphis gossypii G-lov.) 
Mississippi R.77. Earned (June 22): .-.-p his ^os&wii on cucumber at Xreole 
and Moss Point was reported June 1. 
SEED COP!" MAGGOT ( Hvle^aa ciiicrvra ?ond. ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 2U): Larvae supposed to be the seed corn mag- 
got were reported damaging planted cucumber seed at Plymouth 
June IS. 
SKUaSH BUG ( Ana sa tristis DeC-. ) 
Georgia 0. I. Snapp (June ik) : Sluash bugs have been unusually abundant 
this year. They are now attacking cucumbers and watermelons. 
Considerable damage to the Georgia water me Ion crop has resulted 
this year from squash bug attacks. Early s c iuash was also very 
heavily infested. 
Mississippi P. 77. Earned (June 22): Complaints of injury accompanied by 
specimens have been received from Sapa and Dekalb, in regard to 
the common squash bug on watermelon vines. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata P a b. ) 
Mississippi K. L. Cockerham (June lo): Cucumbers aid canteloupes were 
attacked by this insect and showed rather severe injury. The 
plants "'ere dusted for the control of the beetles. 
