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VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes oLliquus Klug) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 2 }): Adults sent from Forrest County in 
llovemLer 1939 ? they had been feeding on cabbage and turnips. 
M. M. High (January 29): Practically all vegetable crops in 
southern Mississippi injured, with the exception of English peas. 
The insect is becoming more seriously injurious each season to tur- 
nips and other cruciferous crops. 
Louisiana. C. E, Smith and R. W. Brubaher (February 29): Very scarce on 
old turnips which escaped killing by the freezes. Casual observations 
and lack of complaints from growers indicate the pest was much less 
abundant previous to freezes than it had been for 3 or 4 years. 
' CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spp.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): Adults of the banded cucvimber beetle 
(D. bait eat a Lee. ) a.nd of the spotted cucumber beetle (D. duodecim- 
piinctata F. ) sent from Scott County in ■^■ovember 1939 with information 
that chrysanthemum flowers were being injured. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (February 24): Unusually cold weather and storms 
in Louisiana. However, D. duodccimpunctata has become active in small 
numbers. During the course of the winter, the number of D. balteata 
has consistently decreased at each cold spell. They disappeared en- 
tirely during the last one aud none have reappe=ired. 
APHIDS -(Aphiidae) 
Florida. C. B. Wisecup (February 23): A small, steady population of 
aphids can be found on most .vegetable crops at Sanford. 
Texas. F, L. Thomas (February 22); An aphid, possibly Macro siphihn 
ambrosiae Thos., was observed on lettuce at Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 
on February I 3 . 
TRUCK INSECTS (Lcpidoptnra) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 21); Particularly scarce at present. 
Cold weather has undoubtedly delayed their emergence from pupal cases. 
A MIRID ( Engytatus geniculatus Reut.) 
California. R. Cecil (December 5. 1939): Nymphs and adults numerous on 
late squash a,t Ventura, feeding on smaJl svimmer and Italian varieties, 
causing deformities, reduction in size, and slow growth. (Det. by 
H. G. Barber.) 
