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spinach 
SPINACH LEAP MINER ( Pegoraya hyoscyami Panz.) 
Wisconsin. C. L. Pluke (June 27); Entire crop rained at State Parra, Pond du Lac 
County. 
SWEETPOTA TO 
COWPEA CURCULIO ( Chalcodernus aeneus Boh. ) 
North Carolina. L. W. Brannon (June l6) : Weevils numerous on sweetpotato foliage 
on several farms in Currituck County. This insect has never heretofore 
“been observed on sweetpotatoes by either the writer or growers in that 
area. (Det. by L. L. Buchanan.) 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY WEEVILS ( Brachyrhinus spp. ) 
Montana, H. B. Mills (July 17) t B. ovatus L. moderately abundant in Plathead 
County. One 28-acre field of strawberries , which has been treated con- 
stantly, has been practically cleaned of this pest. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (July f): B. ovatus and B, rugosostriatus Goeze damaging 
strawberry patches at Parmington, Centerville, and Bountiful, and both 
strawberries and raspberries throughout berry-growing areas of Utah County, 
Washington. L. G. Smith (July ll): Moderate-to-severe damage by strawberry root 
weevil at W inlock, Lewis County. Nearly mature larvae in roots of plants. 
STRAWBERRY CROWN BORER ( Tyloderma fragariae Riley) 
Indiana, J. J, Davis (July 22): More abundant and destructive in the Borden— 
Pekin area, southern Indiana, than last year. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (July 24); Plants infested with what appears to be larvae 
of strawberry crown borer received from Choctaw County on July 18. 
Washington, L. G. Smith (July ll): Attacking strawberry plants in Lewis County 
on June 28. Most of the pLants on 4-year -old plantings affected. Nearly 
mature larvae and pupae present, and some adults had emerged. 
A R00TW0RM ( Graphops pubes cens- .Melsh. ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 22): Strawberry rootworm destructive to strawberry 
fields in the vicinity of Borden, 
STRAWBERRY LEAP ROLLER ( Ancylis comptana Proel.) 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (July 24): More severe throughout the southern part of 
the State than for several vears. 
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