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Colorado C. P. Gillette (September 19): The Mexican bean beetle is 
moderately abundant in general. 
A BEETLE ( Ant hie us califorr.icus Lai . ) 
Ohio T. H. Parks (September 27): This beetle was collected early 
in August in Huron County, where approximately 10 per cent of t 
stalks of navy beans was partially severed about 1 inch abc" 
the ground. The field was visited September 25 and at that 
time the beetles had disappeared, but evidence of their \ ork 
remained. The county agent and owner could assign no other 
reason for this injury and while they were net observed in t 
act of feeding, the beetles were invariably taken in numbers 
in the soil at the base of the damaged plants. 
cucumbers 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica euodecimpunctata Jab . ) 
West Virginia L. M. Peairs (September 20): Injuring blossoms of squashes 
and cucumbers quite seriously in small patches. 
Florida J. R. ¥atscn (September 24): Very injurious to beans, 
mustard, and other plants. 
Ohio E. '". Mendenhall (September 3): 3ectlcs are very destructive 
on cucumber vines and dahlia flowers. 
Missouri L. Baseman (September 24): I have never seen Diabrotica 
12-T:unctata so abundant. 
SIP.IPEB CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotic a v ittata Fab.) 
.. ; est Virginia L. M. reairs (September 20): Very abundant in Monongalia 
County. 
Ohio T. B. Parks (September 27): This insect was much more 
abundant than usual this year in both cucumber and melon 
plants. The teller Canning Company, located at Dak Harbor, 
distributed 27 tens of calcium arsenate and gypsum mixtui 
among their pickle growers with excellent results agai.-.-^': 
the beetle. Similar results were obtained by the 3a ton 
Canning Company at Celina. 
Illinois J. K. Bigger (September 15): Very abundant; large numbers of 
adults preparing to hibernate t 
Iowa H. E. Jaques (September 25): Moderately abundant in pic. 
and milon patches in southeastern end northeastern ocunties. 
hissouri L. Baseman (September 24): Very a v . . at. ' - . *' never 
seen them so abuncant. 
