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ouions 
OHIO]!! MAGGOT ( Hylernya anti qua Meig,) 
Oregon, B. G, Thompson (May): Early rjlanted onions severely injured in the 
Willamette Valley, Appear to he more numerous than for many years, 
SWEBTPOTATO 
SVSETPOTATO ELEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnema conf inis Crotch) 
Mississippi, C. Lyle and assistants (May 25): Heported as present in large 
manhers in sweetpotato beds in Lamar County, Injury also reported from 
the Meridian area and from Calhoun County, 
Louisiana, K, L, Cockerham (May 4): Present in injurious numbers about May 1 
at Sunset, S-int Landry Parish, southv/estern Louisiana, attacking sweet- 
potato plants on seedbeds and morning-glory plants on experimental beds. 
Control moa-surcs necessary on morning-glory, 
STPAV/BERRY 
STPJLWBEHPY VESVILS (Curculionidae) 
Utah, G, E, Knowlton (May 9)^ Branhyrhlnus o\^a.tus L, and a few B, rugosostri- 
atus Gooze are damaging strav/berry patches in Salt Lake County. 
Idaiio, J. H, Dougla.so (ifey 18): Complaints received from growers in the Twin 
Ea.lls area that B, ovatus is ca-using serious injury to old strawberry 
plantings, 
Washington, L, G, Smith (Ma^y 22): On May 3.3 weevils wore reported in the grub 
stage and as feeding on roots, causing plants to appean wilted, in the 
Vcrad.alo vicinity of Spokane County, Light attack observed in the Belling 
ham and Lynden area on May 10, Reported as attacking strav;berries with 
severe damage in some places on May 2 , Eirst yca,r this insect has caused 
noticeable injury, ITumber seems to be highest in sections of the fields 
having gra-velly soils. They v;ore traiisforming from the larval to the pupal 
stage, infesta-tion loca.ted in the McKinley district of YoMma County about 
5 miles v;est of Toxopenish, One adult taken from the folia.go of a straw- 
berry plant on April 9 the Montesano district of Grays Harbor Co\mty, 
STRAWBERRY lYEEVIL ( Anthononias signatus Spy) 
Hev; York. H. Y, Stpyo Coll, Agr, Hev/s Letter (May 27): In eastern Hev; York 
v;eevils were observed doing damge on May 17 in Ulster County,, on Ma;^’’ l6 
in Dutchess County, on May 27 in Suffolk Coujity, a.nd on May 21 in Orange 
County, 
Delaware, L, A, Stbrp,rns (May 15): Much less a.bundant this yca.r throughout the 
strav;bcrry are?, in southern Dclpjware, in Sussex County, than in 1939 • 
