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PEA APHID ( Macro siphum pisi Kltb.) 
Oregon, K. W. Gray (March 17): Pound attacking peas and vetches in the 
Willamette Valley, Pew winged migrants found. Usually these occur 
late in April. Svrphid eggs present earlier than usual and 'about 
2 weeks ahead of normal season. 
TAHITI SHED PLA1TT BUGS ( Lygus spp.) 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (March 21 ): L. elisus Van D. and L, elisus hesperus 
Knight now emerging from hibernation in northern Utah alfalfa, fields 
and gardens. 
VETCH ' ' 
GARDEN SLUG ( Agriolimax agrcstis L.) 
Oregon. B. G. Thompson (March 17 ) • Still doing considerable damage in 
the Willamette Valley, especially to clover planted in February, 
30,000 acres of crimson clover and hairy vetch being so severely 
damaged that it was necessary to plough up the fields and plant to 
other crops. 
HOP LOOPED ( Hypena humuli Harr.) 
Al-abma. J. M. Robinson (February 28): Reported active on vetch. 
FRUIT INSECTS 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duo dec impunc t at a F.) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (March 17): , Adults have begun to appear from hiberna- 
tion at Port Valley, several having been jarred from peach trees today. 
Texas. W, S. McGregor (March 15 ) • Many adults found feeding on blossoms 
of plums and peaches in Brazos County. 
PULLER'S ROSE WEEVIL. ( Pantomorus godmani Crotch) 
California. G. Kido (March 27) J Pound doing considerable damage to 
commercial raspberry plantings in the Mountain View district. Counts 
made showed that 96 percent were in the larval stage and the remainder 
in the pupal stage. : 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( Scolytus rugulosus Rat z . ) 
Mississippi. N. L. Douglass (March 29): Several peach-tree infestations 
reported from Grenada and Tallahatchie Counties. 
