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PEPPER WEEVIL (Anthonomus eugenii Cano) 
California, J. C. Elmore (July 15): Numerous in pepper fields in Los 
Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties. One small Pell pepper field 
near Huntingtqn Beach, Orange County, was 100-percent infested. Two 
chili pepper fields in the same locality were heavily damaged. At 
San Luis Rey, San Diego County, a field of chili peppers was heavily 
infeeted on June 19 . Practically all of the "blossom "buds .and the pods 
on one edge of the. field were infested. In Los Angeles County near 
Long Beach infested "buds were found in 2 fields,, before pods had begun 
to set, on June 20, 
SUGAR BEETS - 
BEET LEAEHOPPER (Eutettix tenellus B ak. ) 
Utah, G. E. Knowlton (July l): Curly top is developing more generally in 
tomato "and beet fields in northern Utah than was observed by the reporter 
at the same time during 1939* Counts in tomatoes at Hooper and Kanes- 
ville ran from 10 to 28 percent; at Syracuse, from 6 to 18 percent; 
at Perry, from 10 to 34 percent} and at Spanish Pork, from 10 to 35 
percent. (July 2j)t Approximately 60 percent of the tomato plants in 
Moab, Grand County, are affected by curly top, caused by this pest, which 
is abundant. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (June 29)} Reported as transmitting curly top to 
beets in the Lovelock area. 
A CECIDQMYIID ( Asphondylia sp.) 
Arizona. V, E. Romney (May 10): Midge collected in the Salt River Valley. 
Pound to develop in flowers of sugar beets, causing them to become 
abaorsal in size and apparently destroying the germ in that part of 
the seed ball. (Det. by R. A. Cushman.) 
HOPS 
HOP APHID ( Phorodon humull Schr. ) 
Oregon. H. E. Morrison (June 24): Prospeots of a severe infestation at 
Grants Pass and in the Willamette .Valley, , \< 
COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L.) 
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Oregon. H. E. Morrison (July 22); Average per leaf at Grants Pass is 200; 
at Eugene 50;. and at Corvallis 500. Severe damage at .Corvallis. 
