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OITIOITS ■ 
OHOll TilRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind.) 
Massachusetts. A, I. Bourne (August 23): Development and infestation very ligh| 
in the Gonnectic\it River Valley early in the season, owing to weather con- ' 
ditions, hut built up ra;^idly during the latter part of July. Yield of see, 
onions seriously reduced because of woather conditions and inf c;stations. 
Si/ESTPOTATO 
SWEETFOTATO V/EEVIL (Cylas forraicarius E. ) 
Mississippi, 
lighter 
p laxi t s . 
Jackson 
0. Lyle and assistants (August 26); Infestation will i^robably be 
in the Poplarville area because of absence of volunteer sv/eetpotato 
numerous on perennial morning-glory plants along the beach in 
County, but not many found on farms. 
STRIPED TORTOISE BEETLE ( Metriona bivittata Say) 
Mississipni, C. Lyle and assistants (August 26): Specimens received from Mont- 
gomery and Webster Counties. Reported as abundant in most sweetpotato fiel-. 
in the Meridian area, a.s causing severe deunage in Durant area, and as striper 
ping plants in Tippah County, 
jIRGUS tortoise beetle ( ghelymorj-jha c ass idea P. ) 
Mississippi. J. G. Hester (Auj^gist 26 ); Received from Webster County where sweet 
potatoes v;ere being injured. Some dama,ge done to sweetpotatoes in surround- 
ing counties. 
STPATOEPjRY . , - . 
STRA!/BERRY CROI'/R BORER ( .!Dyloderma fragariae Riley) 
Kentuckj'-. M, L, Didlake (August 26): Reported as severely injuring strawberry 
in Louisville area. 
PEPPER 
PEPPER WEEVIL ( Anthonomus eugenii Cano) 
California. R.- E. Campbell (August): Infested pepxje.rs received from Santa 
Barbara County on August 23, v/hich is the first record of the weevil in thie 
county, ... 
J, C, Elmore (August 23): Damaged peppers considerably this season in 
southern California., in Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles Counties, Early 
fields damaged firorn 5 to 25 percent. Late fields, corapri sing about 25 per- 
cent of the a.c reage, damaged from 50 to 70 percent. 
UBRARY 
STATE PLANT BOARD 
