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STRAWBERRY LEAF-BEETLE ( Paria canella Fab.) 
New York W. D. Mills (May 28): The beetles were found abundant in several 
plantings in Nassau County, causing considerable damage to the foliage 
J. B. Palmer (June 4): Specimens were received from Bernhards Bay, 
Monroe County. 
C. C. Wagoner (June 15): This insect is general and has potentiali- 
ties cf a good deal of destruction in Ulster County. 
WHITEFLY '(apeciee •UB^teraiiw*) • 
Idaho D. B. Whelan (June 8): Strawberry plants dead at Wendall. Nearby 
ones have whitefly on the under sides of leaves. Hundreds of the 
insects are found on each plant. They are much more abundant than 
in an average year. 
A STRAWBERRY RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus sp.?) 
California W. D. Pierce (May 3l): The strawberry red' spider is causing abandon- 
ment of many plantings near Mountain View. 
STRAWBERRY SAWFLY ( Empria maculat a Norton) 
Minnesota A. G. Ruggles (June 7): One of the worst pests of the strawberry 
that we have had for many years is one of the sawfly larvae, probably 
Empria maculata . 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS BEETLES ( Crioceris asparagi L. and duodecimpunctata L.) 
Massachusetts A. I, Bourne (June 23): The asparagus beetle larvae of Crioceris 
asparagi and Crioceris duodecimpunctata are present in large numbers 
and are working 7/ith about normal activity. 
New York R. G. Palmer (June 15): Crioceris duodecimpunctata are very severe 
this year in Monroe County. 
K. E. Paine (June 15): Asparagus beetles are very abundant in all 
beds in Chautauqua County. (June 16): Beetles are abundant in 
almost all asparagus beds. 
Delaware C . 0. Houghton (May 15): Asparagus beetles are very abundant on 
asparagus at Newark. First examples were observed May 2. 
Indiana J.J. Davis (June 15): Reports of injury by asparagus beetles have 
come to us from sections of central Indiana. 
Virginia 
BEANS 
PALE-STRIPED FLEA-BEETLE (Svstena taeniata var. blanda Welsh.) 
W. J. Schoene (June 20): The pale striped flea-beetle has been 
abundant and inflicted severe damage upon beans and tomatoes in the 
