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Florida. J. R. Watson (March 21) Still very scarce over most of the 
State, owing to the scarcity of "blossoms during this unusually cold 
winter , "but a complaint has come in of heavy damage to "beans in the 
Homestead district, in southern Florida, presumably by the Florida 
flower thrips (F. tritici ) . Infestation probably accounted for by 
the fact that this region was not so hard hit by the cold as was 
most of the State; however, small numbers of thrips are appearing in 
the Gainesville and other sections. 
POTATO AMP TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Mississippi. F. A. Smith (March 22): Observed at Tunica, northwestern 
Mississippi, on March 12. 
WESTERN" POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix subcrinita Lee.) 
Washington. E. W. Jones (March 23); A few overwintering adults taken 
in flight by rotary trap at Walla Walla on March 22. (Det. by M. C. 
Lane. ) 
A TENEBRIONID ( Ulus elongatulus Csy. ) 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (March 2b): Found destroying 15 percent of freshly 
set tomato plants on March 21 in Lavaca County. 
TOMATO WORM ( protoparce sexta Johan.) 
California, H. J. Ryan (March 19): Observed on tomato at Burbank, Los 
Angeles County, on February 6. 
MOLE CRICKETS (Gryllidae) 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (February 25): Very limited activity by these 
pests in a tomato seedbed at Blackville . 
BEANS 
BEAN LEAF ROLLER ( Urbanus proteus L.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 21): This pest, which is usually rather 
common at this time of the year, has not been seen since the freeze 
late in J anuary . 
CABBAGE 
D I AMONBBAC K MOTH ( Piute 11a maculipennis Curt.) 
Florida. J. R, Watson (March 21): Sent in from Duval County, where it 
was infesting stock. 
