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Ohio H. A. Gossard (August 24). "Mr. J. S..Houser reports that a 
grower of muskmelons noar Coshocton, "/ho has teen in the "business 
for the past 25 years, experienced this season the first injury 
from the melon aphis. The attack commenced late in July and the 
upper surface of the leaves was sprayed with nicotine sulphate. 
A few days later a second application was made co the underside 
of the leaves through the use of specially constructed spars, us- 
ing Bordeaux in come in.it ion with the nicotine sulphate and soap... 
Not only were the aphids controlled, but the wilt disease which 
was at that time making serious inroads on oho field and threaten- 
ing the crop was completely checked and an excellent crop of melons 
is being harvested," 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (September 15). "Melon aphis continues to be injurious 
on cucumbers and melons in all parts of the State." 
uassa- 
chusetts 
Indiana 
Delaware 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anas a tristis DeG.) 
E. R. Farrar (September 14). "This insect is about twice as 
abundant as usual at Lincoln. For the past few days we have 
found from 6 to 8 a day under shingles laid at the side of hills." 
J. J. Davis (September 14) . "The squash bug has been reported as 
very numerous in several, localities." 
SQUASH LADY-BEETLE (E -ilachna borealis Fab.) 
C. 0. Houghton* "Adults still feeding on squash in small numbers 
about Newark c " 
ONION 
PURSLEY SATTLY (St erictiphora zabriskei Ashm.) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (Sej r 14). "The pursley sawfly was reported 
from LaBorte as very abundant. It completely destroyed the 
pursley weed in a IC-acre fi 1.1 of onions. Other onion fields 
in the jbocality were apparently not freed of this weed by this 
sawfly larva." 
SWEET POTATO 
Florida 
SWEET-POTATO WHITE FLY (Ber.isia inconspicua Quaint.) 
Jeff Chaffin (September 10) . "Doing serious damage and in some 
instances completely destroying large plantings of sweet potatoes. 
Calls for assistance are coming in from all over the pc ;a - 
ing sections. The Plant Board is trying to combat the pest ; 
various citrus white fly fungi, but so far have had little success." 
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