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WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee . ) 
D. C. Mote (August): 3. G. Thompson reports that this 
insect is not so serious as it has been in past years. 
In some sections a considerable number are found parasitized 
by a. dipterous parasite. 
Missouri- 
Utah 
West Virginia 
SQUASH 
SqUASH BUG ( Anasa tristis DeG.) 
L. Haseman (September 24): The squash bug has been -very 
abundant in melon, squash, and pumpkin fields in central 
Missouri. On September 20 the majority of the bugs were in 
the late nymphal stage with many adults and comparatively 
few of the younger nymphs. 
G. F. Knowlton (September 21): Squash bugs have caused 
considerable injury to squash plants in northern Utah during 
the past summer. 
PICKLE WORM ( Liaphania nitidalis Stoll) 
L. M. Peairs (September 20): The pickle worm is damaging 
summer squash in Monongalia County. 
South Carolina W. J. Reid, Jr. (September 25): The pickle worm has 
appeared in large numbers on fall squash plantings. The 
blossoms and young fruit are being attacked. A 12-acre 
field on one farm shows an infestation of 75 per cent at 
present. Frequent rains have made attempts at control 
ineffective. 
TURNIP 
FALSE CHINCH BUG (Nysius ericae Schili.) 
North Carolina C. H. Brannon (September 23): The false chinch bug is 
causing damage to turnips in Moore and Wilson Counties. 
South Carolina P. K. Harrison (September 18): The false chinch bug is 
attacking 150 acres of turnip, two 4-acre fields and one 1- 
acre field severely at Fairfax. 
■Utah 
BEETS 
BEST LEAFHOPPER ( Eutettix tenellus Baker) 
G. F. Knowlton (September 21): The beet leafhopper is 
abundant in northern Utah, and considerable damage is resulting 
