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Idaho C. Wakeland (May 21): Eggs were found at Lewiston on May 
11 when oviposit ion had just begun. At this date they are 
still in the egg stage and eggs are extre-nely abundant on all 
early potatoes. 
POTATO FLEA B SETTLE ( Boitrjx cucumeris Harr. ) 
Pennsylvania H. S. Hodgkiss (May 27): The potato flea beetle has already 
injured large acreages of potatoes and it is working on newly 
set tomato plants. 
POTATO TUBER UOBM ( Gnorimo schema operculella Zell.) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (April 29): Br. F. E. Stephens reports the 
occurrence of the potato tuber moth in one potato field at 
Beryl. 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Spilachna corrupt a Muls. ) 
Hew York N. Y. State Coll. Agr. , Ueekly News Letter (May 23): Found 
first Mexican bean beetle May 17 in Ulster County. 
Pennsylvania J. N. Knull (May 16): The first adult was collected on a 
pine tree at Mont Alto on May 16. 
Delaware L. A. Stearns (May 23): The Mexican bean beetle is now ap- 
pearing on bean — first complaint received May 18. 
Virginia L. V/. Brannon (May 4): The first adult of the season was 
found feeding in the field at Norfolk on May 4. This is 
two days earlier than the first record of 1931. 
H. G. Walker (May 26); The Mexican bean beetles are only 
moderately abundant this spring at Norfolk. Our hibernation 
records to date show that 30.07 per cent of the beetles 
have emerged from a cage located in a pine woods, 28.13 per 
cent from a cage located in a mixed oak and pine woods, and 
12.47 per cent from a cage located in an oak woods. This 
is not so high an emergence as had occurred at this time last 
- year. 
North Carolina T. A. Thomas (May 23): Adults are very abundant on string 
and lima beans' at Chadbourn, where considerable damage is be- 
ing done. No eggs have yet been observed. 
South Carolina • A. Lutken (May 26): Adults and eggs taken in Anderson 
May 11; scarce. 
