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ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE (Auto serica castanea Arrow) 
Eastern United States. H. C. Hallock (August).; The area of distribution in 
Westchester County, N.Y. , has shown some increase in 193^- The "beetles 
were recorded at Valhalla this summer for the first time. They had previ- 
ously "been found in the northern part of the county at Ossining, Peeks- 
kill, Mount Kisco, and Amawalk. The beetles are generally distributed in 
Westchester County, although th«y are much more scattered in the northern 
part. However., fewer complaints of injury. by the. adult beetles were re- 
c iv id from this county than in 193^» because during the season of actual 
flight in 193^" there were fewer hot nights than normal, resulting in less 
feeding in gardens. Bronx County shows little change in abundance. Kings 
County shows an increase throughout. Nassau County shov/s some increase, 
especially in the western half. In northeastern New Jersey the beetle 
shows increased abundance in the open country. Adults were found at Bound 
Brook, M.J., in August 193^ for the first time, Observations during the 
past 7 years indicate that increased losses will probably be caused should 
it occur farther south, provided there is sufficient rainfall for normal 
development of the immature stages. 
WIEEWQRM S (Elat e r idae ) 
South Carolina. C. 0. Bare (August 21): A survey of vegetable plantings at 
the South Carolina Truck Experiment Station at Charleston showed consider- 
able injury by wireworms. Counts of the injured plants of each crop made 
on two 1+80-foot rows gave the following: Cucumbers, 9^+ out of 753 > cr 
12 percent; cantaloups, 3^ 0_u t of 1,273. ° r 3 percent; squash, 1 out of 
723, or 0-.13 percent; cabbage, 2 out of 2,950, or 0.06 percent. Pour per- 
cent of the 2^0 cucumber hills in the two rows were destroyed. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (September 26): Potatoes on low heavy soils with 
little drainage are being seriously injured by wireworms in Raciro , Mil- 
waukee, and Waukesha Counties, according to potato dealers. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (September 2H): A 20-acre plot of potatoes in the 
vicinity of Saint Thomas is reported as badly infested. In 1932 more than 
30 percent of the potatoes from this plot were unmarketable, on account of 
wireworm injury; in- 1933 from 15 to 20 percent were unmarketable; and 
this year wireworm injury has rendered 75 percent unfit for market. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 2U): At Columbia during the early part of 
September wireworms -were severe on late sweet "corn. Larvae are about 
. half grow ... 
COMMON RED SPIDER (T 'chu s telari us L.) 
Colorado. G. M. List (September 20): The dry season has favored the common 
red spider, which is quite injurious on a number of trees and shrubs. 
In some instances it has damaged such field crops as beans and corn. 
California. C. S. Morley (September l): This has been one of the worst 
