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POTATO PSYLLID ( Paratriozn. cocker elli Sulc) 
Nebraska# H. D. Tate (July 17) • Population has remained at a threatening 
level in western Nebraska during July and in some instances damage 
to early potatoes is evident. 
Colorado. 0. M, List (July 2l): Occurs in about average abundance. 
Psyllid yellows "re showing on both tomatoes and potatoes in un- 
treated plantings. 
Utah-. 0. P. Xnowlton (June 26 ): Sea rce on potatoes examined in Weber Coun- 
ty, in the northern pant of the State. (July 7) : Yellows injury in 
a few potato fields reported from Saint George, and Santa Clara, in 
Washington County, in the southwestern part of the State, and from 
Venial, in Uintah County, in the eastern pant of the State. (July 10): 
Some infestation at Beaver, in the we stern part of the-. State. 
HORNWORMS ( Protopance spp. ) . . 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (July l6): Tona.to hornworm reported as very 
abundant since July 2, as many as l4 per- plant in extreme cases, and 
doing considerable damage to tomatoes at Canterbury, Rising Sun, and 
Magnolia. 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. And.crson (July 25 ):, Rather abundant in 
several field.s of tomatoes on the Eastern Shore during the eanly part 
of July. 
Mississippi. L. J. Goodgame (July 24): Tpnato. horhwoms were, abundant 
2 or 3 weeks ago, but none could be found on July 21. 
Louisiana. A. L. Dugas (July 24): Tomato hornworns are doing considerable 
damage to tomatoes, eggplant, and sweet peppers in the southern part 
of the Sta.te. 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (July 17 ) - Sphinx noth was submitted from Richardson 
County on June 24. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (July 24): Tomato hornworns reported causing injury to 
tomato plants at Manhattan, Eldorado, and Fort Scott. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (June 30) • Severe infcsta.tion of tomato hornworm in 
a pota.to field a.t Ca.llo,o, 224 larvae being picked from the patch in 1 
hour. 
California. J. Wilcox (July l4): About 10 percent of the tomato plants in 
a. field at Garden Grove were infested, or damaged. This is an early 
record. . • 
