larvae, which left them by June 30. At Montesono and Sima, Grays Harbor 
County, potato flea beetles wore causing severe damage to early potatoes 
and attacking tomatoes on June 27* 
POTATO STALK BOBER (Tric hobaris trinotata Say) 
Maine. G, W. Simpson (July): More abundant than usual in Aroostook County. One 
field at Caribou reported with an infestation affecting 5 percent of the 
plants o 
CORK EAR WORM ( Kelioth is arm igera Hbn. ) 
South Carolina. F, Sherman and J. A. Borly (July 22*)/ Infestation of tomato 
fruits apparently above normal. 
Mississippi. C, Lyle (July 24): Injury to tomato in central Mississippi. E. W. 
Dunnam, et al. (July l); Few found in tomatoes in Washington County. 
Tennessee, G, M, Bentley (July 2l) : Reported as doing considerable damage to 
tomatoes in tho Memphis section of Shelby County. Many growers losing 
65 percent of their crops , 
Ohio* H. C. Mason (July): Counts made cf wormy, injured fruits of early market 
staked tomatoes at South Point late in Juno revealed an average of 21 per- 
cent of the fruits damaged. 
Indiana, H. C» Mason ( July j : Considerable injury in unstaked early market 
tomatoes in the Decker area of Knox County on June 29 . In 3 plantings 
larval injury to fruit ranged from 19<*7 to 2S.2 percent. On tomatoes 
which were considerably later in the same area, only an occasional egg or 
larva was found. 
J. J. Davis (July 22): Unusually destructive to early tomatoes in Vigo 
County early in the month. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 15 ) : Attacking tomato fruits in Richardson and 
Saline Counties on June 23 and 26 , respectively, 
Washington, L. G. Smith (July ll): In Benton County green tomatoes, 1 to 2 
inches in diameter, show injury, 
POTATO TUBER WORM ( G n or i m ps choma o perculell a Bell. ) 
Virginia, H. C. Dcnohoe ( Jr.ly 15): Within last few days reports of attack on 
barreled and sacked potatoes on the Eastern Shore have been numerous. Aq 
examination of one car on July 10 showed from 3 t 0 4 percent . infestation. 
Car loaded for several days at this timc 0 Reexamination of the same car on 
July 14 showed an infestation of 4o percent. 
