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Illinois Chas . C. Compton (June 12): Cucumbers and squash are suffering 
severely from the attack by the striped cucumber beetle in the Chicago 
trucking district. VJhere no control has been practiced the plants 
have been killed outright. 
South Dakota H. C. Severin and A. L. Ford (June 8): This pest is attacking cucur- 
bits throughout the entire State. Considerable damage is done. 
MELONS 
FELON APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
Iowa Fred D. Butcher (June 9): The first aphid was discovered on water- 
melons x on June 8 in Monroe County. Winged adults were easily found 
on a 12 acre patch. Only one colony was located. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anas a tristis DeG .) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 23): H. F. Tompson, in charge of the Field 
Station at Lexington, reports finding an unusually large number of 
squash bugs, particularly during the week of June 10. Squash bugs 
are proving to be present in considerable abundance — somewhat 
greater than normal. The first eggs laid in the field were observed 
about the 20th of the month . 
Georgia 0.1. Snapp (June ll): Squashhbugs are very numerous and were caus- 
ing serious damage to 20 acres of watermelons near Perry, Ga. 
Growers are hand-picking and spraying with nicotine sulphate. 
ONIONS 
ONION THBIPS ( Thrips t abaci L.) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 23): The greater part of the last 10 days of 
May and thus far in June h*as been very dry, so that fields and crops 
already begin to show some effects of the drought. This has had 
another effect in that here in the Valley the onion thrips has begun 
to make its appearance much earli. r than we normally expect to find 
it and is fast spreading. Finding weather conditions ideal for its 
increase, it is in some fields, particularly where seed onions have 
been planted near sets, beginning to cause some alarm. 
New York H. C.Huckett (June 14): The thrips is infesting onions and. seedling 
cauliflower in Suffolk County. 
0N$9N M/GGOT ( Hylemvia ant i qua Meig.) 
New York A. G. Newhall (June 9): Injury was first observed during the past 
week in Wayne County. 
F. H. Bond (June 13): It is not at all general or serious so far 
this year in Oswego County. (June 16): Onion maggots were found 
on June 13 . 
