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TRUCK^OROP INSECTS 
G-ARDEtl W.EBWORM ( Loxostoge similalis Guen. ) 
North Carolina. Z. P. Metcalf (October 3): Doing seriotis damage to turnips in 
Granville County, nortl^-central part of the State. 
W. A. Thomas (September 26): A light infestation on the experimental cabbage 
plots at Chadboum, Columbus County, An infestation of this insect has not 
been observed at Chadboum during the last 3 years. ■ / . . . . • 
Arizona. 0. A, Hills (October ll); Damage .to sugar beets grown for seed was 
general over the Salt River Valley, but more severe in spots, and resulted in 
either spraying or dusting, of approximately one—quarter of the acreage. The 
insect feeds primarily on the crown of the beet and in some fields damage was 
sufficient to cause barren sg)ot&. Principal- dara'agje occurred between September 
15 and October 10, (Det. tentatively by Ki B, McKinney as Lv similalis . as 
was material formerly submitted, ) 
STRAWBERRY. PRUITWORM ( Cnephasia longana Haw, )• 
Oregon, D. C, Mote (October): Eirs t-instar larvae observed in the Willamette 
Valley in overwintering hibe-macula. Injury has been severe to strawberries 
and flax during 193S, • also ' considerable, injury to sugar beets and legumes, 
STRIPED CUCUM3;!ffi BEETLE ( Piabrot ica vittata E, ) ■ ' . 
Rhode Island, A, E, Stene (October 26): Late brood reported as ^being abundant 
and attacking the surface of squash fruit at Kingston, 
Missouri, L, Haseman (October 25):- Eeeding on late cucurbits throughout the 
first half of October, although in gardens under observation at Columbia, 
there were 10 spotted cucumber beetles to 1 striped beetle feeding during 
October, On October 26 .there were two striped to one spotted cucumber b’eetle 
on squash, . . ■ 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Piabrot ica duodecimpunctata E, ) 
Virginia, E, W, Poos (October lO): Especially abundant in peanut pods at Arling- 
ton Earn at the time of digging, on October 10. 
Mississippi. N, L, Douglass (October 26): Very common in most gardens ' in the. 
vicinity of Grenada, Grenada County^ * 
Missouri, L, Haseman (October 25)1 Continued actively feeding on late cucurbits 
throughout the first half of October, At Columbia late Hubbard’ squashes and 
practically all of their bloom -were consiimed by s-warms of those beetles. Since 
October 20 they have apparently, all hibernated,^ 
Nebraska, M. H, Swenk (October 2l): Specimens sent in from Nuckolls County on 
October 16 with the report that they were attacking petunia, fall iris, and 
other ornamental plants. 
