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New York. N. Y. St. Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 6): Aphid can be readily, 
found, although not numerous enough to cause any injury in Suffolk 
County. (July 12): Beginning, to appear in some fields in Nassau 
County. (August 2): Although the aphids were very abundant for a 
period of about 3 weeks they are now heavily parasitized and disappearing 
rapidly in Suffolk County. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): Reported very abundant on tomatoes at Green- 
field, Tipton, Muncie, and Fowlerton from June 25 to July 5« 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 26): Damaging tomatoes in one field at Lindon, in 
Utah County. 
BUCKTHORN APHID. ( Aphis abbreviata Patch) 
Maine. G-. W. Simpson (July 19): Development on buckthorn was largely favorable, 
except for syrphid-fly larvae. TUhile colonies were less numerous than 
-usual they were larger, therefore the migrating forms were probably as 
numerous as usual. Dispersal from summer food plants is now going and 
the infestation on potatoes is more general throughout Aroostook County 
than that of the other three potato aphids. 
BEET LEAFHOPPER ( Euttetix tenellus Bak. ) 
Utah. G-. F. Knowlton (June 30) : Moderately abundant on potatoes at Roy. (July 
20): Curly- top of tomatoes carried by the beet leafhopper averag; s 23 
percent of plants infested at Utah Hot Springs, more than 50 percent in 
some fields at Hooper, 15 percent at Perry, 11 percent o.t Sunset, and 
other localities ranged from 2 to 10 percent in fields examined. 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus pratensis L.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (July 26): Abundant on potato plants in Franklin County, 
northwestern Vermont, July 23* Some damage to tips of new growth. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): Responsible for severe injury to 7 acres of 
potatoes near Rochester on July 17* 
COTTON DAUBER ( Lygus spp. ) 
Utah, a. y, Knowlton (June 30)? ]±* elisus Van D.and L. hesporus Knight are 
injuring potato foliage causing wilting in fields examined at Willard, 
Midvale, Granite, Pleasant Grove, and Hooper. 
LEAF-FOOTED BUG. ( Leptoglossus phyllopus L.) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (July 12): At Griffin, central Georgia, adult bugs are 
swarming on tomato fruits. 
SUCKFLY ( Dicyphus minimus Uhl.) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (July 23): Injuring tomatoes at Floresville in Wilson 
County, southern Texas. 
