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Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April J0)i . Heavily infested, a 
30— acre field of asparagus near Machipongo, on the .Eastern Shore. 
Worth Carolina. C. S. Brimloy (May S>) : Eirst adults of season seen on 
asparagus o„t Haleigh on May 8. 
South Carolina. C. E. Rainwater (May 3 ) '• Humorous on asparagus in Calhoun 
County during week ended May 3 end caused considerable injury to crop. 
Minnesota. A. A. Granovsky (May 19) : Very numerous and destructive in 
many asparagus plantings near Minneapolis-; one of worst outbreaks, 
in years. 
Utah. G. E. Knowlton (May 8): Population apparently was reduced in northern 
Weber and Davis Counties by the storms and frost, which. also injured 
the asparagus shoots. All 'eggs laid at that time were destroyed* 
(May 10): One adult taken at Mapleton, in Utah. County. (May 12): Very 
abundant and damaging some aspanagus fields at Plain City and in 
several other Weber County localities; also on volunteer asparagus in 
river bottoms and fence r ows south of Plain City. Eggs arc common. 
Washington. L. G. Smith (May 10) : Asparagus growers a„t Prosser, in. the, 
southern part of the State, were reported as dusting on April 18* Adult 
reported as abundant on asparagus at Sunny side on April 19» but damage 
not serious. Eggs found but no larvae. Eggs found on. plants, in 
Spokane Valley on April 24, the first report of asparagus beetles from 
Spokane County. 
DILL, 
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL ( Papilio ’ polygenes E. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 2b) t Heavy flight; of butterflies occurred during 
the middle of May. Half— grown larvae are abundant and feeding on the 
foliage of dill in central Missouri. 
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Oil I Oil THHIPS ( ihrips t abaci Lind.) 
Virginia. K. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (May 28): Becoming very abundant 
on several crops such a,s onions, cantaloups, cabbage, and celery at 
Norfolk. 
A MIHID ( Lab op idea allii Knight) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 2o) : This small, pale-green mirid was reported 
as very abundant and destructive on onions in a, few gardens in central 
Missouri. , . . ... 
HHUBARB 
EHUBARB CURCULIO (Liyas concavus - Say) . 
Hew York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. Weirs Letter (May 5) ! Wumerous complaints 
of damage to home gardens received. 
