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POTATO FLEA BEETLE (EoUrix cucumeris Harr.) 
P. R." Lowry (August): Beetles are quite common in rrany potato 
fields visited in Merrimack County. 
A. I .Bourne (August 22): Prof, flhitcomb reoorts this insect 
very abundant on potatoes and tomatoes. 
W. '.7. 'Baker (August 21): Adults are very abundant in some 
potato fields in Lewis, Grays Harbor, Thurston, Pacific, and 
Mason Counties. No observations have been made in any other 
counties excepting Pierce and King, where there are moderate 
infestations. Some tuber injury is present in all fields ex- 
amined. 
A FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix subcrinita Lee . ) 
V. W. Baker (August 21) : Found in all potato^ ields examined 
but in no case did the abundance equal that of E. cucumeris 
Harr. (See above note.) 
MOLE CRICKETS (Gryliidae) 
M. L. Didlake (August 27): Mole crickets are seriously 
damaging potato tubers at Ashland. 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER (Empoasca fabae Harr.) 
C R. Phip^s (August 26): Moderately abundant over the State. 
P. R. Lowry (August): Hopperburn combined with long drought 
is seriously injuring many plots of potatoes in "Merrimack 
County. 
A. I. Bourne (August 22): This insect is becoming very 
abundant . 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (August): This insect has beer. 
reported as moderately abundant over most of the southern 
third of the State and it is reported as very abundant in 
Polk, Carlton, and Pipestone Counties. 
CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE V70RM (Pieris rvrr^e L.) 
Missouri 
L. Haseman (August 26): Along with the rather severe epi- 
demic of the imported cabbage worm, the cabbage looper has 
continued to do considerable damage during the month. 
