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PECAH HUT CASEBEARER ( Acrobasis caryae Grote) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (August 3): Infested, nuts "brought in from Woodbury and 
insect reported as injurious for several years in one orchard* Huts are 
small and wore infested in May. This pest not noted in central Georgia "be- 
fore this year, (August 9)s Considerable damage to several varieties of 
pecan at Woodbury. Some worms found in larger nuts, 
BLACK PEC AH APHID ( Melanocallis caryae f oliae Davis) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (August $)' Abundant and injurious on pecan as usual at 
Woodbury* Pew aphids present now, (August 22): Considerable damage on 
pecans at Zebulon and Locust Grove, 
WALHUT 
WALHUT CATERPILLAR ( Pat ana integerr ima G, & ) 
New York, R. E. Horsov (August 10) : A recently hatched brood found on black 
walnut at Rochester. 
Hew Jersey. C. L. Griswold (August 19): Abundant in various localities of Morris 
County. Many trees completely defoliated. 
Pennsylvania. L. E. Dills (August 23): Observed late in July, and in some sec- 
tions many trees defoliated. 
PINEAPPLE 
A MITE ( Stigmaeus floridanus Banks) 
Plorida. H. Spencer (August 22); Unusually abundant, slips from infested fields, 
used for planting, having carried heavy infestations to new beds. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spp. ) 
Connecticut. H. Turner (August 22); Late plantings of summer squash heavily in- 
fested by D. vittata P. early in August, Many plants killed, 
Virginia. W. J. Schoene (August 21 ) ; Injury by corn rootworm (D. duodec impunc tat 
P.) to peanuts at Holland, and damage to about 20 percent observed in one 
field. This is an unusual peanut pest in that it causes' serious injury at 
» ' rate intervals. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 24); D. vittata reported as seriously affecting the 
market value of watermelons in the northeastern section by feeding on the 
outer skin. Specimens received from Hinds County, where watermelons and 
cantaloups had been injured. Banded cucumber beetle (D. balteata lec.) 
received from Jones County on August IS with information that serious in- 
jury had been caused to dahlia flowers. Specimens received from Hinds 
