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Utah &. J. Khowlton (Arrant 18): The onion thrips is causing its 
usual injury, wherever onions are grown extensively. 
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BEST W3EBW03M (Lo gostegg sticticalis L. ) 
North Dakota H. W. Riddle (August 25): The sugar- "beet webworm has been 
reported from several localities, the latest report arriving 
this morning from Adams County. The larvae Lave "been feeding 
generally on Russian thistle, but they have been found on 
several cultivated crops. They have attracted considerable 
attention because of their habit of moving across the road in 
armi e s . 
South Dakota H. C. Severin (August 20): The beet webworm has reached out- 
break numbers in eastern and western South Dakota during the 
present month. 
Montana R. W. G.jullin (July): There 1ms been an unusually heavy • 
flight of L. sticticali s. 
Utah G. F. Knowl.ton (August 18): The sugar-beet webworms are 
moderately abundant on beets in many localities, but are causing 
no particular injur3 r at the present time. 
332T L1AF710PPSR (jjutettix tenellus Bale. ) 
Oregon Oreg. Agr. Coll., Insect Pest Report (July): The beet 
leaf hopper is very abundant in the north end of Morrow Counts' 1 , 
and moderately abundant in Yamhill and Malheur Counties. 
PEPPIS 
PSPK3R "7^171 L (An thonomu s eug en ii Cano) 
California J. C. Elmore (July 31): An earl;- warm spring in Orange, 
San Diego, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties permitted the 
pepper weevil to start breeding about February 14 in wild host 
plants, and the late rainfall up to June 1 was favorable to 
wild host plant development. The pepper weevil was thus able 
to pass through two generations before fields were large enough 
to become infested. Adult weevils have not only been able to 
enter the pepper fields in large numbers, but high summer 
temperatures have accelerated development. Many fields are 
from 25 to 40 per cent damaged at this date. 
