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Mlssissippi, C, Lyle (June 25) i Spccinens of the nottled tortoise "beetle 
( Chirida gattn.ta 01iv») sent fron Lincoln: County, whore they wore feeding 
on sweetpotr.tocs, M, "bivittata Say was injuring sweotpotatocs in Jones 
and Lincoln Counties# 
SWEETPOTATO FLEA EEETLE ( Chaetocnem confinis Crotch) 
lTe"braska. H, D, Tate (June 18): Spccinens received fron Gage County on June l4, 
together with a sacple of their injury to bindweed# 
STBAICDEKRY 
STEAWEEERy WEEVIL ( An tho norms signatus Say) 
Meussachusotts, A, I, Eourno (J\me 20): Reported as very abundant in the Cape 
Cod region, where nany of the large conncrcial plantings of strawberries 
are loca,tcd. Considerable injury noticed, particularly in Earnstable 
County# 
Now York, N, Y, Sta.te Coll, Agr. Hews Letter (June 3)* Growers in the Hudson 
Valley are ha-ving trouble treating strawberries for weevil control, be- 
cause of frequent showers# ll^iis saxie weather condition has been responsibl 
for less injury than nornal at this stage of host developncnt, 
Delaware, L, A, Stearns .(May j): Much less a,b\mdant in ^ridgeville, Sussex 
County, than in 1939* 
Maryland, T, L, Dissell, (June 26): Adults very abundant on overripe fruit, two 
or thron per berry, on June 12 at Westovor, Ho injury evident, 
Tii/EEVILS ( Prachyrhinus spp,) 
Ohio, J, S, Houser (June l4): P, sulcatus F# in the pupal or newly transformed 
adult stage was seen at Mansfield on several individual plants in a hedge 
of Taxus , which had been killed# 
Utah, G. F, Knov/lton and R, L, Janes (June l): Plack vine beetle (P, sulcatus ) , 
recently introduced into Utah, seriously damaging two straviber2:y patches 
on Providence Ponch, A few adults and larvae, as well a.s numerous pupae, 
a.rc present# 
G. F, Knov;lton (June 2l); Strawberry root weevils (P, ovatus L, and P, 
rugose stria.tu3 Goeze) ano dana,ging strawberry and ra.spberrj’' patches througi 
out Utah County, Adults abundant# 
VTanhington, L, G, Smith (June 5)* Adults of ovatus found on May 3G in 
gandens at Pullman, Wlaitman County, Control measures successful this yean 
in Skai.iania County, where extensive dar.Ta.gc took place last year# 
