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Elorida and Alabama. H. C. Young (July l): Known infested area, 35 square 
miles — 20 square miles in Walton and 13 in Okaloosa Counties, Fla. t 
and 2 in Covington County, Ala. One- third of area is in cultivated 
crops and remainder in cutover and woodland range. Host plants of the 
larvae are corn, cotton, velvetbeans, sugarcane, peanuts, sweet-potatoes, 
parsley, cocklebur, carpetgrass, paspalum, cabbage, collard, amaranthus, 
and apple, trees. Adults attack cotton, corn, and peanuts. 
Alabama. .J. M. Robinson (July lU): Adults are emerging near Lockhart. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 10): Light infestation discovered at 'Laurel. 
A WEEVIL ( Calomycterus setarius Roelofs) 
Connecticut. M. P. Zappe (July 22): Adults plentiful in Stratford, about 
as many as last year. In old infestations at Sharon not so many adults 
as last year, but adults plentiful at two new localities in the southern 
part of town. Plants attacked are clover, sweet clover, Ampelopsis , and 
Helenium . Some injury to garden peas in one place. 
GREEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis nitida L. ) 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (July 2l): Green June beetles became very numerous 
in codling moth bait pails at Staunton on July 6 and have contimied so, 
although their numbers are now decreasing. 
C. R. Willey (July 10) : These beetles were swarming about and 
feeding on Chinese elms U miles east of Amelia and 5 miles southwest 
of Amelia they were as bad on several medium-sized black oaks, feeding 
on the tender new growth ^ mile away. On the same farm they were 
swarming about several apple trees and several Wild Goose plums. - 
GRAPE COLASPIS ( Col asp is brunnoa F. ) 
Virginia. C. R. Willey (July 13 to 17): This beetle quite numerous on- 
crapemyrtle and Deutzia in nurseries around Norfolk. Doing consider- 
able damage to some by chewing tender tips of new growth. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (July 29): Adults feeding on the inside of bracts 
surrounding cotton squares and bolls. Little damage apparent. • 
Arkansas. D. Isely (July 2U) : Has caused some local injury by feeding on 
the bracts of the cotton squares and on foliage in the northeastern 
part of. the State. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (July lU) : Actively feeding on cotton and soybeans 
in Madison and Limestone Counties, adjoining Tennessee. Some years • 
ago this beetle was observed in the Tennessee Valley, affecting the 
stands of cotton, corn, and soybeans, the larva 
