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SQUASS 
SQUASH BUG ( Anas a tristis leg.) 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (February 24)* Squash hugs are coming through the winter 
without any large percentage of loss. 
TURNIP 
TURN APHID ( Rhopalos iphun pseudohras sicae Davis ) 
Louisiana. P. K. Harrison (February 13): Mustard, turnip, and radish reported 
as attacked at Thibodaux, New Iberia, and Baton Rouge. Thirty acres- of 
mustard destroyed at New Iberia and 50 acres of radishes, at Thibodaux. 
Texas. M. J. Janes (February 24): M 0 re damage than usual caused in Galveston 
County, owing to the warm winter, 
ONIONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips tabaci Lind.) 
Maryland. F. Andre (February ll): Observed infesting and injuring carnation 
blooms in a greenhouse at Raspeburg. 
Florida, J. R. Watson (March l) ; In the vicinity of Sanford there is a rather 
heavy infestation of onion thrips on celery, 
Texas . R. K. Fletcher (February 24): Reported as increasing on onions at 
Crystal City, Zavala County. 
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PEPPER 
PEPPER WEEVIL ( Anthonomus eugenii Cano) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March l): Late in December the pepper weevil became 
very abundant in one field in Manatee County, destroying practically the 
entire crop. 
STRAWBERRY 
COMMON RED S? LDER ( Tetranychus telarius L. ) 
Virginia. H, G. Walker and L. D. Anderson ( March 3 ): Reported as rather abuncU 
ant in strawberry fields in the Norfolk area. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (February 25): Present in injurious numbers on 
some strawberry farms in the Chadbourn area. Some plants have made little 
growth and are even dropping leaves as result of injury. Apparently un- 
usual for such activity so early in the spring, especially in view of wet 
weather during this period. 
