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TEU CK - CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listrod.eres obliquus Elug) 
South Carolina. C. E. Rainwater (June g): Specimens forwarded on May 
22 from Elorence County constitute a new record for the State, as 
the insect was recorded previously from Charleston and Oconee 
Counties only. (Det. "by L. L. Buchanan.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 24): Adults received from Copiah, DeSoto, 
and Lawrence Counties the latter part of May. 
CARROT BEETLE ( Llgyrus gihbosus Deg.) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (June 21): Sent in from Cincinnati on June l4 with 
the statement that the beetles were feeding below the crowns of 
calliopsis and marigolds. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (June 5 ) • Tomatoes, cabbage, and cultivated 
sunflower eaten underground. 
ELEA BEETLES (Halticinae) 
Maryland. H. L. Dozier and L. W. Saylor (June 4 ): Systena b lan da Melsh. 
taken from and on dahlias, injuring the foliage of young plants at 
Cambridge on Juno 4 . (Det. by H. S. Barber.) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (June 23) : Two-lined flea beetle (S. taeniata Say) 
unusually abundant in May and early in June at Lexington, causing 
considerable damage to lima beans, bush beans, tomatoes and other 
vegetables . 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 24): Specimens of Phyllotrcta sinuata Steph. 
received from Copiah County on May 11. Feeding on turnips. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (June 20): Western cabbage flea beetle (P. pusilla 
Horn) numerous on turnips and radishes near Lincoln in May and early 
in June. 
Utah. G. E. Knowlton (June 1): The banded flea beetle is seriously 
damaging foliage of cucumber, beans, swiss chard, beets, peppers, 
lettuce, and radishes at Caineville, killing many of the plants. 
(June 3): Striped flea beetles (P. vittata E.) seriously injuring 
cantaloups at Green River. 
Washington. L. G. Smith (May 30 ) ’ P. vittata was causing severe damage 
to turnips and young tomato plants in the Spokane Valley on May 24. 
SEED-CORN MAGGOT ( Hylcmya cilicrura Rond.) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June 20): Reported as damaging corn and beans 
in Obion County on May 17 . 
