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SQJJASK BORER (Melittia satyr iniformis Hbn. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 12): At Geneva, Ontario 
County, the squash vine "borer started to appear on June 29 and it is 
still present in the field and laying eggs. 
South Carolina. C. 0. Bare. (July 15): About 60 vines in a garden planting 
in Windermere, Charleston County, wore found to be "badly damaged and 
bearing little fruit. As nany as five moths were seen ovipositing at 
the sane time. 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (July 15): The squash borer is found in approximately 
normal numbers in Montgomery County. 
CELERY 
'TARNISHED, PLANT BUG ( Lygiis pratensis L.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 12): In Niagara County 
the tarnished plant, "bugs are showing a little injury on muck celery. 
(July 26): The plant "bug was repeating rapidly the firstof the week. 
(July 19): Throughout Orange County plant bug injury on celery is 
general. 
R. T7. Leiby (July 19): In Wayne and Orleans Counties typical 
injury is "being done to muck-grown celery. Injury seems to "be m<~re 
pronounced than usual. 
CARROT RUST FLY (Psila roaae F. ) 
New York. H. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 26): In Orange County 
injury to early set celery in the field has been unusually serious in 
some sections. A few "blocks of early carrots have "been almost complete- 
ly ruined. 
Oil IONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (July 21): Thrips and "blight killed set onions at 
Southington early in July. Thrips have been unusually abundant and 
seed onions are showing serious injury from them. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 28): In Wayne County 
onions show a rather high infestation of thrips. (July 19) : The onion 
thrips have practically destroyed the bunching onions in all parts of 
Nassau County. (July 26): In Orange County the population is building 
up very rapidly and will cause considerable injury in some sections. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (July 22): Onion thrips were numerous at Lincoln early 
in July. 
