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PEPPER 
PEPPER WEEVIL ( Anthononus eugenii Cano ) 
California* J. C. Elmore (June 2j): Very abundant in early popper fields, 
with one field near Stanton, Orange County, practically 100 percent 
infested. Blossom ^uds in three other fields were seriously attacked. 
(July l6): Very nurierous in San Diego , Orange, Los Angeles, and 
Ventura Counties, and in extrene cases total loss of early crops has 
resulted. 
A GELECITIID ( G-nor imo schema gudnannella, Wlsn.) 
Puerto Rico. W. W. Chapnan (July IS): Larvae found infesting 32 .8 percent 
of the buds of hot and sweet peppers during a field inspection on May 
9* Two separate fields, 5 niles apart, were inspected on this date, 
and in the first field of sweet peppers 70 buds were examined and 23 
of then wore found to be infested. In the second field of hot poppers 
76 buds were examined and 25 were found to be infested. 
BEETS 
BEAU APHID ( Aphi s runic is L . ) 
Michigan. R. Hutson ( July 23 ): Infestation of an aphid, tentatively identi- 
fied as A. runicis , has been affecting fields of sugar beets in the 
Saginaw Valley near Saginaw, where infestation wan general, with some 
variations in the field. Also found on sugar beet at East Lansing. 
ELEA BEETLES ( Disonycha spp.) 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (July 26 ): D. xan tho ne laena Daln. has caused 
extensive injury to red beets at West Point, 
South Dakota. IT. P. Larson (July 21 ): D. triangularis Say is the nost 
serious pest of sugar beets in the irrigated section of western part 
of the State. Eirst time noticeable damage has been recorded. 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (July 17) ; Specimens of the spinach flea beetle 
(D. xan thome 1 aena ) were submitted from Platte County on July 10. 
BEET LEAEHOPPER ( Eutettix tenellus Bale.) 
Utah. E. C. Harms ton and C. E. Knowlton (July 2): Rather abundant in 
hone-garden beet fields, and noderate to severe curly-top injury is 
occurring in the Beaver area. 
A PEITTATOMID (Thyanta rugulosa Say) 
llebraska. K. D, Tate ( July 17)1 Specimens were submitted on June JO 
with report that they wore destructive to boots in Hayes County. 
