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Chadbourn area on March 6. Soon abundant on "buds of native host plants 
adjacent to strawberry fields. Only a single specimen observed feeding 
on pollen of open strawberry flowers. No eggs observed nor any evidence 
of cut buds. 
STMWBERRY CROWN BORER ( Tylo derma fragariae Riley) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (March 24) : Eully developed eggs found first on March 7. 
in dissected beetles : from western Kentucky indicating that oviposition 
might be expected,.. 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterborger (March 27): Green aphid found on strawberry 
-leaves at Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, on January 23. Strawberry root aphid 
( Aphis fprbesi Weed) numerous in some strawberry fields op January 23 at 
Hammond, • • 
COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tetr anychus telarjus L. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L, D. Anderson (March 25): Rather abundant in' a 
great many strawberry fields at Norfolk during March, 
Texas, M, J. Janes (Eebruary 20): Strawberry plantings in Galveston County are 
being killed out where control measures were not used, 
TOBACCO ’ 
TOBACCO MOTH ( Eyihes tie. elutolla Hbn. ) 
North Carolina. W, D. Roed and J, P, Vinzant (March 7): Larvae, about full 
grown, found alive in the center of small piles of scrap tobacco spread 
on land last fall at Reids ville. First record of larvae as overwintering 
on the farm outside of growers* pack houses* 
TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE ( Spitrix parvuln F, ) 
Florida. F, S, Chamberlin (March 17): Infestations on tobacco plant beds very 
light in Gadsden County. 
MIDGES (Diptera) 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (March): Midge larvae, species undetermined, have 
done seme damage in tobapco seed beds. 
