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California. A. E. Michelbacher (July 19): The first bror>d of hornworms for the 
most part are in the pupal stage. In places in the warmer interior, 
valleys in middle and central California considerable damage occurred. 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER ( Enpoasca fabae Harr.) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (July 23): Not very abundant. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 19) : Unsprayed potatoes show serious tip-burn 
from E. fabae. Abundance, usual. 
New York. N. Y. St. Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 28): In Suffolk County the 
leafhoppers are beginning to appear. Leafhorjpers can bo found in only 
relatively small numbers at present. (July 2): Leafhojyoers are becoming 
numerous on potatoes. (July 12): In Dutchess County leafhopper activity 
is subsiding, with a great deal of injury having been done to the last 
6 to 10 leaves on terminal growth of more vigorous varieties. In some 
instances the smaller leaves have curled, dried, and dropped. (July 19): 
In Orleans County hoppers are on the increase. (July 26): In Orange 
County on black dirt there has been considerable injury from leafhoppers, 
and quite a few fields of potatoes have died prematurely. (August 2): 
In Suffolk County leafhoppers and flea beetles have been responsible for 
the early daath of Cobblers in many instances. Leafhoppers have been 
particularly severe in the area about Huntington and East Northport. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (June 29): Leafhoppers are infesting pototoes at Easton. 
Virginia. F. 77. Poos (July 15): Infestation at Holland and Suffolk. Potatoes 
vrere much more severely injured than usual. After the potatoes died these 
leafhoppers moved to peanuts and cotton, and fields of these crops ad- 
joining potatoes are being severely injured. East of Suffolk, where more 
potatoes were grown, the injury to peanuts is general. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): Abundant and destructive to potatoes and beans 
throughout the State. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July 20) : Moderately abundant to abundant near 
Fargo. Scarce in fields at Park River, Walsh County. 
A LEAFHOPPER ( Empoasca filamonta DeL.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlt6n (June 3°) : This leafhopper is moderately abundant on 
potato foliage and beans at Roy, Brigham, Pleasant Grove, and Salt Lake 
City. Injury evident in some cases. 
POTATO APHID ( illinoia solanifolii Ashm. ) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (July 23): The hot weather of the last 2 weeks has 
been favorable for the rapid increase of potato aphids and in many fields 
these are beginning to become very abundant. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 19): Infestation not quite so heavy as a year ago. 
