COMMON BED SPIDEB ( Tetranychus telarius L.) 
Florida. J. E. Watson (April 2 })'. Bed spiders are increasing on 
strawberries. 
Oregon. H. 3. Morrison (April 12): In Corvallis, western Oregon, last 
year, red spiders destroyed 10 acres of strawberries. They are 
just beginning to make their appearance and are 6 weeks in advance, 
as compared to last year. 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix parvula F.) 
South Carolina. N. Allen and H. N. Pollard (April 2l) : This insect 
was found severely injuring tobacco plants in plant beds in Florence 
County, in the eastern part of the State, The injury was typical 
of that inflicted by the beetles' when they occur in outbreak 
numbers during the summer months. 
Florida. F. S. Chamberlin (April 15 ): They appear to be more abundant 
on newly-set tobacco than in the last several seasons in Gadsden 
County, in the northwestern part of the State. 
ill iBCTIID ( Apantesis vittat a p hale rat a Harr.) 
Kentucky. ¥.• A. Price (April 25 ): Feeding on toba.cco plants in a bed at 
Greensburg, in the southern part of the State. 
COTTON INSECTS 
BOLL WEEVIL ( Ant ho nomus grandi s Boh, ) . 
South Carolina. F. F. Bondy, et al. (April 12): In Florence County, 
more weevils were found in the' ground trash and more weevils are 
active in the cages than in 1940. (April 19 ) s A total of I 85 
weevils we re active in the 55 cages on April 18, as compared to 
none in 1940, and 73 is. 1939 • 
C. F*. Eainwater (April 26 ): Weevils have been very active in 
the cages this week. A total of 238 were active in the 55 cages 
today, as compared with none' in 1940 and 77 i n 1939 * 
Georgia. P. M. Gilmer (April 12): None seen in the open as yet in Tift, 
Berrien, Cook, Lowndes, and Echols. Counties. Examination for 
weevils impossible as little cotton is up. Bather dry conditions 
have undoubtedly held weevils in hibernation. 
Florida. C. S. Bude (April 5 ) ’ Very active in hibernation cages for 
week ended April 5» Eight live weevils observed in cages having 
forest leaves and 13 in those having coarse grass as bedding. 
(April 26): Luring the week ended April 26 , 39 active weevils were 
observed in the hibernation cages in which forest leaves were used 
as bedding material and 26 in the cages where coarse grass x^as 
used. No weevils observed in the field. 
