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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 22): Blister "beetles wore reported from 
Thayer County on June 20, 'as "beginning their annual injury to potatoes. 
The first reports of injury to potatoes "by £. seCTientata Say were re- 
ceived fron Holt County on June l6 and from Platte County on Juno 18, 
"both in the eastern half of the State. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 17): Blister "beetles, Epicauta sp., are abun- 
dant. Rank growths of weeds have provided food for large nuribers of 
then. Reports of injury to garden crops have been received fron various 
parts of the State, 
Oklahona, F. A. F^nton (Juno 23): : Blister "beetle, E. vrttata, reported fron 
Earlsboro, M. tors a Lee. appeared at Perry, Hannon, and Wynnewood, in 
central and rest-central Oklahona, v 
Texas. S. B, Eenne (June 22): Wlii" o driving near Houston, observed a large 
nuriber of striped blister beetles (E. vittata) flying around lights, 
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FLEA BEETLES (Halticinae) 
Nebraska, M, H. Swenk (June 22): The 7»'estern cab"\ngc flea "beetle 
( Phyllotreta ffus ilia Horn) was f ound attacking cabbage plants in Platte 
County on June 2, 
Colorado. R, L. Wallis (June 21): Pale-striped flea^ beetles ( Systena 
taenifita Say) are danaging young cantaloups, beans, and sugar beet 
plants at Grand Junction, in west-central Colorado. It has been 
necessary to rcplont cantaloups in sono fields. 
Utah, G-. E. Knowlton (June 17): The banded flea beetle (£. taeniata ) is 
seriously danaging young pole' beans at Garland, Box Elder County, 
GHEEN PEACH APHID ( Myzus persicae Sulz.) 
Pennsylvania, H. E, Kodgkiss (June 7) J This j^est is reported as very des- 
tructive on beets in the Philadelphia area. 
California, E. 0. Essig (May): • The green peach aphid was found very 
abundant upon young tomato tr -ins plants in San Joaquin County in May 
but did not seriously injure the growth. 
SOUTHERN SHEEN STINKBUG (Nezara viridula L. ) 
Texas, R. K, Fletcher (June 17): This pest was' reported as seriously in- 
juring beans, peas, and tonatoes in Liberty and Cherokee Counties, in 
eastern Texas. 
' BUFFALO TREEHOPPER ( Cerosa bubalus F. ) 
Missouri, L, Hasenan (June 2^): Nuner'ous conplaints have been received 
in Juno regarding nynphs attacking tonatoes, potatoes, cucunbers, 
flowers, and other herbaceous plants. Since June 20 sone have reached 
the adult stage nnd have been found feeding and harboring on various 
plants, including flowers, fruit trees, and sunflowers. 
