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Manistee, Clare, and Fremont. She injury has been confined to snap 
"beans, although a few specimens have been turned in as occurring on 
field beans. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 20): T:is pest has spread into new 
parts of Tennessee this year. Our extreme western counties of the 
State, bordering the Mississippi River, have not had this pest until 
this year. The beetles are abundant and doing damage in Obion County 
for the first time. 
Alabama. N« 3?. Howard (August 22): H. L. Weatherby reports a rather 
heavy infestation at Brundidge, Pike County. This is below the main 
area of distribution and, together with the other isolated infesta- 
tions in the far South, indicates a gradual sprerd into territory 
that has been considered unfavorable for the beetle. 
Mississippi. L. J. G-oodgame (August 23): She Mexican bean beetle has de- 
foliated all the beans around Aberdeen and has spread westward* 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (August 25): Mexican bean beetles are still abun- 
dant and damaging lima beans at Moab. Two reports have "been received 
to the effect that this insect is now present at Greenriver, Emery 
County. 
WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
Oregon. B. G. Thompson (August): D. soror is more numerous on canning 
beans at Corvallis than for the past 2 or 3 years. 
LESSER CORN STALK BORER ( Elasmoualuus lignosellus Zell.) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (August S): The lesser corn stalk borer ruined a 
large planting of snap beans at Port Valle;^ early in August. 
Texas. P. L. Thomas (August 22): On July 11 E. lignosellus was injuring 
tnilo at San Angel and also at Bal linger. 
CABBAGE 
HARLEQUIN BUG (Mu rgantia h istrionica Hahn) 
North Carolina. E. W. Leiby (August 23): Many reports are now being re- 
ceived of damage to collards and cabbage. These are the first com- 
plaints of damage for the season. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 23): The harlequin cabbage bug was reported 
from Hinds and Jefferson Davis Counties. Collard was the host plant 
mentioned. 
