330- 
50 adults .-.--ere collected fro:;i c. siii^rle plant, l&o field so fr.r 
ooserved in tills section has escaped the ravages of this pest. The 
general average of the dainage 77ill exceed 5C per cent of the crop. 
A fe-.-- egg parasites have -oeen observed, "but no percentage of para- 
siticin has yet ^ceen deter^'nined. 
Kansas J. "7. IIcGolloch U-ugust 2^): The harleO-uin hug caused some injury 
to gardens at Emporia. 
ilississippi ?.. Harned (September 22): Recently adults of the harle^^uin b-^jig 
rere noted feeding on the buds, base of the f lowers, and pods of 
ol-zra in a garden at Starkvillc. 
CiB3ri.3-E "SE'JOPJ: ( Hellula undalis Fab.) 
I'orth J. Iv'. Tenhet (September 2): In ane garden in Chadbotirn about one- 
Carolina half an acre of collards and cabbage is 100 per cent infested and 
practically all plants are dying. 
ilississippi H. Earned (Septcir.ber 22): Serious damage to collards and cab- 
bage -.-.as reported on Septe.aber lo from Horn Lake, by specimens 
identified by J. \\, Langston as the cabbage '-'eb'.7orm. This species 
T7as also reported as injuring turnips at Fulton on September S. 
'SaXTD 3EBTL2 ( Har pal us penn^yl^-anicus DeG. ) 
Colorado C. ?. Sillatte (September 8): 3-eo. ... List found this insect de- 
structive to a fev stra:7berry beds in the vicinity of Fort Collins 
during the past summer. In at least t'.vo instances, the injury 
•■'as so severe that the crops -ere a complete failure. 
AS?fl3a.G-U S 
n.SPARAGUS 3ZZTL3 ( Crioceris asprragi L. ) 
Colorado C. ?. Gillette (September 5): This insect , -/hi ch "^as introdmiced 
several years ago into 3oulder Caanty,h-as nor; spread as far north 
as Fort Collins and south to Denver. Luring the past summer it 
has attracted the attention of asparagus grorrers about Denver, and 
in some cases '7a- seriously destructive to the asparagus plants. 
BSAl'S 
:i;XICii2' 3SA:^ SUZTLE (Epilacnna corruiota IIuls.) 
I'ev; York 2". F. Ho'-.-ard (Septervoer 19): The Ilexiccn bean beetle- has been 
found in 7j-ominz Ccv.nty. 
".laryland 3. ZT. Cory (September 13): The Ilexican bean beetle has been 
recorded from Vjit-Iov^. Gountj'-. 
