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GREEH STII1X BUG ( Aero s terntun hilaris Say) 
Virginia C. R. Willey (October 23):" r Specimens of the green soldier 
"bug were received October 1, from Kinsale, Westmoreland 
County-, where they were damaging "butter beans. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Uysius erica e Schill. ) 
Mississippi C. Lyle (October 22): Severe injury to turnips by the 
false chinch bug was reported from Crystal Springs, on 
September 29. 
POTATO 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE (Spiytrix cucumeris Harr. ) 
West Virginia P. W. Craig (October 5): .The potato flea beetle seemed 
about normal on the leaves, but considerable damage was done^ 
to the tubers by the larvae. This damage was the first of 
its kind to be noticeable in our potato section along the 
Ohio River. 
POTATO LSAEHOPFER ( Smpoasca fabae Harr. ) 
Virginia H. G. Walker (October 27): The potato leafhopper is 
moderately abundant on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 
Florida J. R. Watson (October 21): The bean jassid, E. fabae , is 
also becoming rather abundant on beans, but perhaps not more 
so than during the average season. 
Ohio T. H. Parks (October 24): The potato leafhopioer is very 
abundant. 
HORHWORMS ( Protoparce spp. ) 
Maine C. R. Phipps (October 26): ' The tomato worm (P. 
qu i n qu emacul a t a ) is unusually abundant and widespread. 
West Virginia P. W. Craig (October 5): Tomato hornworms were very bad 
in Mason County. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (October 24): A number of tomato worm pupae 
from several sections of the State have been submitted for 
identification. This would seem to indicate that tomato 
worms were more abundant than usual this s'cason. 
