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BEANS ■• 
'MEXICAN BEAN- BEETLE (Ep ilachna c orrupt a Mais.) 
Vermont. H. L. Eailey (August 29): Mexican bean "beetle moderately abun- 
dant. Reported for the first time in Orange and Windsor Counties. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (September 2S): Injury has been very severe in many 
localities, including the lakeshore area. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (October 2): The Mexican bean beetle was abundant 
on beans at Indianapolis and Merom early in September. About the 
middle of September we observed soybeans near Grecncastle heavily in- 
fested and there wore no garden beans nearby. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (September): The Mexican bean -beetle 'has been 
more abundant throughout the east-central Dart of the State than in 
1933. 
Alabama. J. M, Robinson (September 21): Mexican bean beetles have been 
very abundant at Auburn and in the central and northern parts of the 
State throughout the season. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (September 19): Specimens of the 
Mexican bean beetle were sent to this office on August 2h from 
Webster County for the first time. They wore reported as seriously 
injuring garden beans. The beetle has also been reported as very 
abundant in the eastern half of Lowndes and Monroe Counties and at 
Hattiesburg, in Forrest County. 
BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica b ait eat a Lee.) 
Alabama. J. 11. Robinson (September 21): The banded bean beetle- is more 
abundant in central and southern Alabama than it has been during the 
past 6 years. 
PSAS ■ ■ 
PEA MOTH ( Laspeyresia nigricana Steph.) 
Washington. D. J. Caffrey (September 29) : Specimens of lerddopterous 
larvae were collected on July lU by J. .¥-. Stanton, of Bellingham, 
who states that this insect has caused the farmers of the Bellingham 
district and Skagit County a considerable loss this year in peas 
grown for canning. (Det. by C. Heinrich) 
CABBAGE 
, IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ( Ascia rapae L. ) • 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (September 25): Larvae of the imported cabbage worm 
have seriously injured cabbage. 
