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POTATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa deocmlineata Say) 
Delaware 
7i rginia 
Pennsylvania 
Maryland 
North Carolina 
South Carolina 
Ohio 
Indiana 
Illinoi s 
South Dakota 
Missi ssi-opi 
and 
Alabama 
Mi s sour i 
Kansas 
Oklahoma 
Colorado 
L. A. Stearns (May 23): The Colorado potato beetle is very 
abundant — there have been many complaints during the -oast 10 
days. 
L. R. Cagle (May 25): The Colorado potato beetle is very 
abundant at Roanoke. 
C. A. Thomas (May 20): The Colorado potato beetle is becom- 
ing very common on potato leaves, which are now un several 
inches in Chester County. 
J. N. Knull (May 16): Plentiful on volunteer potatoes at 
Mont Alto. 
E. N. Cory (May 17): The Colorado potato beetle is very 
abundant . 
L. T7. Brannon (May 5): Adults and eggs were numerous on 
jjjj^sh potatoes in this section on May 5. No hatching to 
A. Lutken (April 28): Eggs de-oosited at Clemson College 
April 27. 
T. H. Parks (May 26) : Adults and eggs are more abundant than 
usual . 
J. J. Davis (May 26): Attacking potatoes at Indianapolis 
as soon as the plants appear above ground. 
J. H. Bigger (May): M re than commonly abundant May 18 in 
western Illinois. 
H. C. Severin (May 20): First beetles were seen May 19. 
K. L. Cockerham (April 22): Doing considerable damage to the 
Irish potato croo at Biloxi, Miss., and Foley, Ala. In some 
small garden -catches it has been necessary to treat the plants 
twice. 
L. Haseman (May 21): Larvae have b^een hatching and feeding 
actively for some time at Columbia. Numerous comnlaints have 
been received from throughout the State. 
K. B. Hungerford (May. 8): Adults are seriously injuring po- 
tatoes at Lawrence.. 
C. F. Stiles (May 23): Moderately abundant in central and 
eastern Oklahoma and scarce' in the western section of the State. 
&. M. List (May 24): More numerous than usual over the east- 
earn half of the State. Most of the early potatoes will aeed 
spraying. 
