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■J. S. iilDliot (Septem"ber Id): This insect r.-as first found at 
Vienna September 9» "bu-t must have been rrorking for some time. 
Also f found at Fairfax. 
IT. F. Ho-,7ard (September 3)« This insect r/as reported from 
Daviess and TTc.rrick Counties.' 
J. J, Davis (September 2h) : I.exican bean beetles nere reported 
destructive in southern part of Hamilton County September 17 • 
F. Hov/ard (September 3-5)5 The llexican bean beetle has been 
found in Henderson, Trigg, and Ilarsh^ll Counties. 
11. H. Sv/enk ( Mgust 2-5 -September 25): Probably the most importan 
entomological event in Falrrasliia during the period covered by this 
report r-as the discovery, late in August, that the Mexican bean 
beetle had arrived in Scottsbluff County, evidently follov.drig 
do-Tn the I-^'orth Platte V?.lley from '."Jyoming. 
F. Ho'-ard (September 5-7).* The L'exican bean beetle has been 
found in Henry, Carroll, Henderson, Chester, and lIcNary Counties. 
H. '.7. Hcxned (September 22): Specimens of the Mexican bean beetle 
:7ere received from 3ooneville «ugust 25, a:id from Belmont Sept- 
ember 3- Peports indicr.ted that these insects ^ere causing seri- 
ous daiTiage to gar den be a:'' s. 
C. P. G-illette (September 0): This beetle continiies to extend its 
'^rea in the ber.n-grordng sections "nd especially on the Trestem ■ 
slope. It has nov^ become very destructive in most of the bean- 
gro^Ting sections of I'esa and Delta Counties, and has done consid- 
erable damage to the bean.5 in lQ'.-7er iirkansas Valley during the 
past summer. It is also reported as causing very heavy losses to 
the bean crop in the vicinity of 'Teldona, llorgan County. It is 
the first time it has been reported as a serious pest in this 
section of the State. 
CUaniBEPS AWD ?3L0:'S 
STSIPED CUCUI3ER BEITLE (Di abrotica vittata Fab.) 
C.'P. Crillette (September S) : This insect has spread to nearly 
all of the cucumber and melon grc-dng sections east of the conti- 
nental divide, bat has never been a real pest outside of the lov^er 
xirkansas Valley in the State, ^.-h.ere it has been only moderately 
abundant during the past sumiTier. 
ISOT riPHID ( A-phis goss-^Dii Glov. ) 
C. P. Oillette (September S) : This is caiother pest that has dis- 
tributed itself over the melon-gro-lng sections of the eastern 
