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POTATO PSYLLID ( Paratrioza cockerelli Sulc.) 
Utah. G, F. Knowlton (June J>0): Not yet abundant, on potato plants at Roy, 
Brigham, Plain City, and Salt Lake City. Adults were abundant on 
matrimony vine, however, at Nebo and Moroni. 
POTATO STALK BORER ( Trichobaris trinotata Say) 
Maine. 0. W. Simpson (July 19): Potato stalks killed by a stalk borer caused 
enough injury in early July to attract the attention of several farmers. 
Injury was more extensive than in recent years. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 10): Damaging eggplant at Terre Haute. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (July 2): Larvae, probably belonging to this species, 
were in an eggplant stem received from Gunnison. 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna varivestis Muls.) 
New York. N. Y. St. Coll. Agr, News Letter (August 2): Causing severe damage 
to wax beans, and some to dry beans in Broome County. Green string 
beans do not seem to show as much damage as the others. 
New Jersey. E. Kostal (July 12): Damage is severe in Morganville, Monmouth 
County. This species has been exceptionally abundant and destructive 
this season. 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (July 23): Infestation has developed rapidly since 
last report and will exceed that of 193&* 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 26): Is generally injurious. 
South Carolina. C. 0. Bare (July 12): Appro ximately two dozen plants in a 
bean garden in Windermeer, Charleston County, were found to be severely 
damaged. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (July 20): Noticeably less abundant than usual at Fort 
Valley, central Georgia. 
T. L. Bissell (July 20): Beans have been free from this pest for 
3 or U weeks. New adults are now present on beans that have been watered 
at Experiment, central Georgia. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (July 22): Damage from this insect is now quite severe in 
Ohio. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 19): Abundant at Fort Wayne in the northeastern 
corner of the State. Showed considerable defoliation of garden beans 
in the southern part of the State from June 20 to 22. 
