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TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix parvula E. ) 
North Carolina. W. •‘k Shands (Juno 24): Infestations and injury to 
newly set tobacco unusually light in southeastern and north- 
central North Carolina. 
Georgia. H. I. Borders (June l6) : Tobacco flea beetles have appeared 
in several localities in southern Georgia. Tobacco damaged to 
some extent. Control measures have been recommended and are 
being used against them. 
H CUTWORMS (Protoparce spp.) 
North Carolina. W. A. Shands (June 24): Larvae more abundant, and 
injury more widespread and severe to tobacco than observed this 
early in the season during the last 4 years in southeastern, 
central, and north-central North Carolina. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (June 23) : Small larvae of the tobacco horn- 
worm began appearing on tobacco the second week in June at 
Lexington. 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (June 21): P. quinquemaculata Haw. and P. 
sexta Johan, more abundant on tobacco in north-central Tennessee 
than for several years. 
POTATO TUBER WORM ( Gnorimo schema operculella Zell.) 
Elorida. E. S. Chamberlin (June 13): Splitworm more abundant in 
shade- and sun-grown tobacco than in the last several years in 
Gadsden County. 
CORN ROOT WE3W0RM ( Cr sunbus caliginosellus Clem.) 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (June 21): Moderately abundant in many tobacco 
fields in north-central Tennessee but, with few exceptions, in- 
festation not severe. Damage moderate in fields not cultivated 
in 1937 and I 93 S. 
A WEB YT OEM ( Acrolophus popoanellus Clem.) 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (June 21): This webworm ordinarily causes very 
little damage to tobacco in north-central Tennessee, but is 
moderately abundant this year. One 3 -acre field found to be 80- 
porcent infested, necessitating replanting of the field. Many 
more than usual are present. 
TOBACCO THRIPS ( Frankliniella fusca Hinds) 
Florida,. E. S. Chamberlin (June 6): Much loss abundant than normal 
in Gadsden County, this condition apparently owing to the heavy, 
frequent ran ns. 
