. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 48 and the usual offender has been Epitrix cucumeris. The injury by flea- beetles around Easton seems to have been particularly severe, and one trucker reported that he had been oblig-ed to replant tomatoes a third time to secure a stand. Sdandi'la ceriMi was noted as quite injurious in a 5"ouno- cherry orchard near Coleman, Kent County, Md., July 15. At this time the foliage was largely eaten from the trees and the orchard had a browned and burnt appearance. This was the only notable instance of injury from
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 48 and the usual offender has been Epitrix cucumeris. The injury by flea- beetles around Easton seems to have been particularly severe, and one trucker reported that he had been oblig-ed to replant tomatoes a third time to secure a stand. Sdandi'la ceriMi was noted as quite injurious in a 5"ouno- cherry orchard near Coleman, Kent County, Md., July 15. At this time the foliage was largely eaten from the trees and the orchard had a browned and burnt appearance. This was the only notable instance of injury from this pest in the State coming under my observation the present year. Epllaclina horealis was reported injuring melons at Denton, Md., under date of August 24. This species has been noticed by the writer both last year and this year in the vicinity of Denton, feeding princi-. FiG. 2.—Occurrence of Brood X of the periodical cicada in Jlaryliind in 1902. pally on sipiash vines. It seems to ])e well established in this locality, and is more injurious around Denton than any other location in the State with which 1 am familiar. The rose-chafer {MocTodactylii)-! snhx2)!ni<) was very abundant and destructive in many parts of the State during the greater part of June. Fruits seem to have suffered particularly, and complaints were made in some cases that peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, and pears were largely destroyed. A correspondent at Prince Fredericktown, Calvert County, sent samples of green peaches, the contents of which had been quite excavated by the beetles. Sweet potato slips were severely injured in the spring in the vicinity -of College Park by the several species of Cassididte, which feed on this plant. Cassida hivlttata^ Oassida nigrlpes^ and Cj)tocycla hicolor were observed attacking the plants. C. hmlttata^ however, was the most. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - color
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