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showed the tops dead by ini&^August. 
Wisconsin. C, L. Fluke (August 21): Farmers in southeastern counties report 
the,t the leafhopper is so numerous as to be impossible to check with 
sprays. Nearly all fields brown, at this date. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bor.tley (August): Has been prevalent where Irish potatoes 
have been grown. 
SLUGS (Mollusca) 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (August 23) ' Slugs are doing considerable damage 
to tomatoes in some local gardens of Staunton by rasping holes in the 
fruit which is near or in contact with the soil. In a few gardens 
practically all of the tomatoes were so damaged. 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna varivestis Muls.) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (August 20 ) : Increased rapidly during the last month 
at Fort Valley, central Georgia, and the infestation is nearly up to that 
of an average year. 
T. L. Bissell (August 24): Numerous again and injuring young beans 
at Experiment. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2U) : Destroying bean crops at Aberdeen and in 
counties farther north. (L. G. Goodgame) : A report of this insect in 
Webster County was received from Eupora on August 17. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (August 13) J Reported damaging lima beans near Flag- 
staff. 
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Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 10): County agent reports serious damage to beans 
in Carbon County. 
A NOCTUID ( Qgdoconta ciner eola Guen. ) 
Michigan. R. Hut son (August 21): The striped bean caterpillar has been re- 
ported from Kaleva, in Manistee County j and fron Arenac, Bay, Midland, 
and Saginaw Counties, where infestation is general. 
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER ( Elas.mopal^us lignosollus Zell.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 10): These insects are attacking beans at Boone- 
ville. 
BEAN THRIPS ( Heliothrips fasciatus Perg. ) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 24): Causing moderate damage to beans in most 
fields in northern Utah. 
