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■ villages of the State, "but is not yet found throughout the open country 
districts. Heavy infestations occur in Sranford, Bridgeport, Darien, 
Greenwich, Hartford, Nov/ Canaan, New Haven, Now London, Putnam, Ridge- 
field, and, Stamford. 
New York. N. Y. State, Coll. Agr. News Letter (August l6); Japanese beetle 
has "been troublesome in sections of Westchester County where it has 
never been before. . . 
Delaware. L. A, Stearns (August 2U): Infestation for the present year abo\it 
ended; but few beetles now in evidence except on especially susceptible 
hosts. 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( Autoserica castanea Arrow) 
Connecticut. W, E. Britton (August 21): This beetle is rapidly becoming 
more prevalent in Connecticut. During the 'past month adults have been 
received from Darien, Greenwich,' Hamden, and Norton, .and three lots from 
New Haven. .- •. 
WHITE- FRINGED WEEVIL ( Naupactus lcucolona Boh. ) 
Elorida. J. R. Watson (August 23): Extensive scouting- 'in Walton County has 
resulted in somewhat widening the known infested -area. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2U): The first ' specimens of the white-fringed 
beetle in Mississippi were sent to this office from Laurel on August 6. 
Inspectors have found that about 1,000 acres in; Jones County are lightly 
infested. The infestation is largely confined t^ the city limits of 
Laurel, -and so far it has not been found in the fanning district. 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 23):. During the month considerable damage in 
central Indiana was. observed, by the yellow-striped armyworn ( Prodenia 
ornithogalli Guen. ) .and the variegated cutworm ( Ly c opho t i a . mar gar i t o sa 
saucia Hbn. ) eating into the green fruits of tomato. In oil cases coming 
under our observation the infestations occurred -along borders of fields 
or in fields which were grassy and weedy.. What was apparently the varie- 
gated cutworm was reported eating into the heads of cabbage August 10 at 
Berne. ■ '■•' - • . /,; -■ • 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 17) : The variegated cutworm attacked celery in 
the vicinity of Imlay City during the first week of . August* The infesta- 
tion embraced practically the entire celery-growing district in that 
vicinity, but the cutworm did not occur, in. other, celery-growing districts. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 20):. A Gage County correspondent reported the 
yellow-striped oxnyworm to be present .on his flowers on July 26. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebort (August 13): : During the last pf July, and the first of 
August in the East Verde area, northeast of Payson, : there was a rather 
