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Mississippi, C, Lyle and assistants (Soptenber 25 )j Specimens of P. vittata 
di see dens Weise were collected on turnips in Holmes County. ""Reported 
as injuring turnips in Rankin County, Pov; specimens of Epitrix parvula 
E, and E, fuscvila Crotch recently taken from eggplant in Leflore County, 
SOUTHERN MOLE CRICKET ( Scapteriscus acletus R, & H, ) 
Plorida, J. R. Watson (September 23)* Reported as damaging truck crops in 
general, especially stra,wherries, 
POTATO MTD TOMATO 
CORE EAR WORII ( Keliothis grmlgora P.) 
Virginia, H, 0, Walker and L, L, Anderson (September 24); Damaging small field 
of tomatoes noer Norfolk, 
South Carolina, P. Sherman and ’W, C, Nettles (September 24): Damaging late 
tomatoes ki Spartanburg Cotuity, 
Georgia, T, L, B*isscll (September 19): Damaging daklia buds and open flowers at 
Experiment, 
Mississippi. C, Lj^le (September 25): Specimens in cotton received from Copiah 
County the l.atter part of August, Reported as injuring tomatoes in the 
♦Meridian district and in Madison and Pike Counties, corn in the Durant 
area, and gladiolus plants in Jackson County, ’ 
Nevada, G. G, Schweis (September IS): -Constdcra-blj'’ damaged sVeet’ corn and 
toma.toes late in growing season, 
California, A. S, Michclbachor (September 24): Very* destructive on tomatoes in 
parts ‘of central California, 
POTATO TUBER W0IN4 ( Gnorino schema, operculella Zell',) 
Nebraska. H, D, Tate (August 3L)* Collected from potatoes near Lincoln, (Det, 
by C, Heinrich.) 
TOMTO PIIWORII ( Keiferia lycopersicella, Busck) 
California. A, E. Michelbaclipr (September 24) t , Serious infestation occurred in 
a greeruiouse ne^r Sen Jjenna^*o, Reporter believes this is the first tine 
it has boon found in destructive numbers in the Sen Prancisco Bay area* 
POTATO PLEil BEETLES ( Ej^itrix spp.) 
Washington, E, W, Jones (Sex)tenber 16): Second-generation adults of E, cucumeri!, 
Harr, emerged first v/eek in September in Kittitas Valley, Untreated field* 
averaged 27 adults por potato plant and leaves were severely eaten. 
Tubers in the sane fields were heavily damaged, containing around 100 
tunnels per tuber. 
