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J. F. Adams (May): Considerable injury to seed beds of tomato has 
been caused by this Speciee, as usual. Another species, probably 
Systena taeniata r also has been quite injurious to these beds in 
certain places . 
C F. Fluke (June 22): With the first appearance of potatoes above 
ground the flea-beetles appeared in large numbers, puncturing the 
leaves full of holes. They were more numerous than for several 
years ♦ 
R. L. Webster (June 20 ) 
at Fargo . 
Severe injury was done to potato foliage 
Iowa 
Mew York 
WESTERN POTATO FLEA-BEETLE ( Epitrix subcrinita Lee .) 
Claude Wakeland (May 26): The severe injury of this season to 
potato and tomato, while localized at Parma and Roswell, indicates 
that control measures may be necessary in the future. 
Don B. Whelan (May 28): Several commercial potato fields around 
Kimberi^y are severely affected. 
POTATO APHID ( Macrosiphum solanifolii Ashm.) 
S. Tucker (June 20): This insect is attacking potatoes at Danbury. 
S. C. Chandler (June): First observed at East St. Louis on May 21 
and very abundant on June 8 . 
POTATO LEAFIIOPPER ( Eropoasca mali LeB.) 
Fred £5. Butcher (June 4): Crop of potatoes very late in Lee County, 
Leaf hoppers found on early patches, 1 to 5 per plant, May 30. 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
K. E„ Paine (June 15): Cutworms are abundant enough in one fieijj 
of tomatoes in Chautauqua County to cause almost complete loss. 
SWEET POTATO ■ 
TWO-STRIPED SWEET- POTATO BEETEE ( Cassida bivittata Say) 
Fred D. Butcher (June 9): Larvae are found on nearly every plant 
in a quarter acre in Monroe County. Leaves are dying. 
CABBAGE 
CABBAGEWORM ( Pontia rapae L.) 
E. W, Pierce (June 8): The cabbageworm was first observed about 
cabbage this week in Ontario County. 
