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BANDED FLEA-BESTIR (Synter.a taeniata Say) 
Indiana J. J., Davie (June 16). "Flea-beetles have been generally 
abundant and destructive to com, tomatoes, and soybeans the 
past few weeks ." 
PO TATOES .AND TOMATOES 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decerrlineata Say) 
I ; i3s^c':iusetts H. T. Fernald (June 22) . "The Colorado potato beetle and the 
three- lined potato beetle, particularly the former, appear to 
be more abundant than usual. Mr. Mostrom reports that the 
egg-laying period was opening up rapidly on June 10 in Essex 
County." 
Connecticut 7. E. Brirtton (June 23). "The potato beetle seems to be 
generally rather scarce in New Haven, Tolland, and Middlesex 
Counties ." 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants report that egg laying was well 
under way the first week in June in Chautauqua, Columbia, and 
Orange Counties." 
New Jersey I... D. Leonard (June 19). "Beetles are rather scarce at Pompton, 
Not much damage as yet ." 
Nebraska K. H. Swenk (June 15). "The Colorado potato beetle appeared 
about the middle of May and is proving but normally abundant. 
In western Nebraska, ?/here this pest was in many years not 
numerous enough to require spraying for its control, this 
year the potato growers are preparing a spray on a consider- 
able scale." 
Missouri A. C. Burrill (May 20) . "A light infestation occurs at Bloom- 
field. First larvae of the new brood appeared on this date." 
(June 17) "Spraying with lead arsenate is proving very 
effective in Schuyler County." 
Kansas E. G. Kelly (May 25). "This insect seems more abundant this 
year than usual. The first brood is now hatching." 
Oregon H. K. Dean (June S) . "This insect is much worse than usual 
in the Umatilla project. The larvae first appeared about 
June 6." 
POTATO FLEA-BEETLE ( Eoitrix cucumeris Harr.) 
Massachusetts H. T. Fernald (June 22). "Flua-beetles of various species, 
but mainly the potato flea-beetle, were unusually abundant 
on June 19." 
