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VIRGIHIA - (Continued) 
Eastern Shore, 1939 : 
Eastern Shore, I94l ' 
Eastern Shore, . 194-1 : 
WASHI1TGT01T 
Seattle, 1313 ' 
Auburn, 
Seattle, 
and Yakima! 
Seattle, 1915 : 
Hit zville', 1920: 
19 4l: 
Within the last few days reports of attack on 
barreled and .sacked potatoes on tile Eastern 
Shore have been numerous. (H. C. Donohoe, July 
15. 1939.) 
Doing considerable damage to several potatC 
fields on the Eastern Shore, October 1—2, 194-1. 
(C. R. Willey.) 
The potato tuber noth caused very severe damage 
in many fields of potatoes on the Eastern Shore. 
At harvest time many of the tubers an inch or more 
below the surface of the ground were infested. 
These potatoes were placed in storage and many 
barrels of potatoes were serioiisly damaged. 
(K..G. Walker, Wov. 12, 19 4l.) 
Correspondent sent specimens from potato, and asked 
for remedy, bureau correspondence July 31» 1913* 
(Det. by E. E. Chittenden.) 
The species on potato has been received from 
Auburn, Seattle, and Yakima. U. S. Earners’ Dul. 
557. 1913. (I 1 . H. Chittenden.) 
We have had this pest reported in our State sev- 
eral tines in the last 2 years and several car- 
loads of infested potatoes have been destroyed, . 
bureau correspondence. (M. A. Yothers,- Eeb. 
27, 19l4.) (Det. by E. II. Chittenden.) 
I Can state positively that this noth attacks 
the stems of potato, bureau correspondence. 
(j. J. Mathews, Eeb. S, 1915*) (Det. by E. H. 
Chittenden. ) 
King and Yakima Counties are mapped as places 
where this insect was introduced but not estab- 
lished. U. S. Dept, Agr. bul. 427, 1917. 
(j.E. Graf.) 
Adult specimen in the U. S. ITatl. Museum from 
Ritzville, Adams County, on July 192O. (b. C. 
Shannon. ) 
Practically all of the potatoes in this State 
have been harvested, and with all the certifica- 
tion our department is doing, no infestation has 
been found. (E. b. DeSellen, 194l.) 
