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New D. E. Fink (May 12). "Much more abundant than usual/ The beetles are 
Jersey now attacking potatoes; in some localities they are more in evidence 
than in others/ Eggs are now being deposited." 
West E. C. Sherwood (April 29). "Very few adults observed. The first egg 
Virginia masses of the season observed today." 
South L. B. Altman (county agent). "Some damage done this spring in Greenwood 
Carolina County." 
POTATO APHIS (Macrosip hum solanifoli i Ashm.) 
Delaware C. 0. Houghton (May 9). "This species is quite common on rose here this 
spring but I have not yet observed it on potato. It apparently is being 
held in check by Alalia bipunctata ." 
West E. C. Sherwood (April 29). "Could find no signs of aphids on potatoes 
Virginia in Mineral County. First observed aphids on potatoes and tomatoes on 
May 23. 
North Franklin Sherman (May 11). "This pest is as yet unknown to me in the 
Carolina field. If present it certainly has not been a subject of complaint in 
this State." 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 9). "Mr. C. E. Brown, of Carrollton, Carroll County, 
reports that there is a slight infestation of potato aphids in his part 
of the State." 
Alabama W. E. Hinds (May 10). "Occurs, but not in numbers to cause complaint. 
This species has not yet attracted much attention in Alabama." 
POTATO FLEA -BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumeris Harr.) 
New York C. R. Inglee (May 13). "Rather heavy infestation in Suffolk County but 
recent rains seem to have driven many of them off the vines." 
E. P. Felt (May 12). "Adults were first noticed in small numbers on 
garden plants in Rensselaer County today." 
H. C. Huckett (May 14*21). "This beetle is about as numerous as usua 1 
in Nassau County this year." 
R. Matheson (May 25). "Beetles have been active for a week, doing con- 
s iderable damage to young tomato plants at Ithaca." 
E. P. Felt (May 25). "A report has just been received from Genesee 
County that the small black flea-beetle is very numerous on tomato plants.' 
Delaware C. 0. Houghton (May 7). "Quite numerous and doing about the usual amount 
of damage at Newark." 
