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A CIOADELLID ( ?mpoasca so lana Drl.) 
California. M. K. Hess (February l6): Collected on. leaves of nis;htshadc 
and Icnion trees at Fallbrook, San Diego County. (Dct. by P. W. Oman.) 
PLAJJT BUGS (Lygaeidae) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (February 21 ): Minimum temperatures at Experiment, 
central Georgia, in Jeanur^ry and February were -15.6'^ and -4.4 F. , 
respectively. Collections of Paromius longulus Dali, made thereafter 
showed a total of IS alive and 3^ dead, whereas collections of Orthaea 
basalis Dali, totaled 9 alive and 5 dead. 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
TOMATO PINWOPM ( Keiferia lycopcrsicella Busck) 
California. J. C. Elmore (December 19, 1939) 5 Although not rcT-orted as 
being of much commercial importance in most tomato-growing areas this 
season, this insect has built up to injurious numbers in many of the 
very late tomato fields of Los Angeles and Orange Counties,- 25 to 50 
percent of the late pickings being damaged in some cases. 
BEET APdfY'/VOPM ( Laphygma cxigua Hbn . ) 
California. J. C. Elmore (December 18, 1939)5 Potatoes severely damaged 
near Oceanside, San Diego County, during late November and early 
December. Autographa sp. was also found doing some injury. 
POTATO PSYLLID ( Paratrioza cockerelli Sulc) ■ 
Texas. P. T. P.iherd (February 22): Heavy infesta,tion on potato at 
Wcsla.co, Hidalgo County, on January 1. 
California, J. Wilcox (January 15 )j Older potato field of about 60 acres 
at Oceanside, southern po.rt of the ‘State, heavily infested; grower 
estimates ■ only one-quarter of crop will be harvested. Younger fields 
show scattered infestations with only about 5 P^^rcent damage to date. 
GARDEN FLEA HOPPED’ ( Halticus citri Ashm.) 
Texas. P. T. P.iherd (February 22): Observed on tomato at Weslaco on 
January 1. 
THRIPS (Thysa.noptcra) 
Utali. G. F. Knowlton (March 1): Damaging potatoes, eggplant, a.nd beans 
in experimental greenhouse at Logan, 
GAP DEN CENTIPEDE ( S cut i gore 11a immaculata Newp.) 
Pennsylvania. G. B, Slcesman (January 12): Considerable trouble with 
