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FARSLEY STALK .7EEVIL (Lictronotus latiusrul i- : 1 - 
Feu York C, R< Crosby and assistants (summary of situation May 22~Jvne\12] ; 
On May 22 the adult beetles were found ovipositing in sta. s 
of young carrots. About the first of June the larvae started 
hatching and began their characteristic tunneling in the young 
carrots. This P2st has been serious on carrots in the Val ey Stream 
locality for several years. 
A WEEVIL ( Listronotus ru diuenni s Blatchley) 
Nebraska M, H. S-enk (June 2^): During the third week in June reports were 
received of serious injury to carrots in the vicinity of Omaha 
by a pest that has been identified as Listronotus rnrlij^nrris. 
Blatchley. Ibis is the first definite report of this pest for 
Nebraska that has ccme to our attention although it apparently 
has been injurious for the past five seasons in the fields n 
being reported. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cu cumeris Harris) 
Connecticut V7, E« Britton (June 2ty) : Injuring lettuce and carrots May 1 t 
Hamden; cucumbers throughout the State, June 22; tomatoes and 
potatoes Glastonbury, June 22, 
BEET 
Utah 
SUGAR-BEET LEAFHOPPER (Eut ettix tenellnr Baker) 
George P. Knowlton (June 21): The sugar-beet leafhopper is found 
in most beet fields in northern Utah, and around 3oxelder Citj 
many fields have 10 to 15 per cent of curly-leaf, with less dai 
in Cache County. 
A BLISTER BEETLE (Epjcauta lem nisc atfl. Fab.) 
Louisiana C. E, Smith (June 9): An official of the State penal farm sent 
specimens to the Experiment Station and stated that it 1 - r ery 
abundant en sugar-beets. 
SUGAR-BEET WEB'JORM (Lpxostege stictical is I , ) 
aontana Stewart Lockwocd (June 21): The sugar -beet web worm is overly 
numerous in the Clarks Fork Valley of Montana. The insect 1 
damaging sugar beets and beans but spraying in the beet fiel s 
has reduced the numbers considerably. 
Tew Mexico J. R, Douglass (May 31): Emerging moths of the beet webworm, 
L ogos t ege sticti cal is L„ f have appeared in great rs within 
the last four days at Eptaneia. Russian thistles and othe 1 I 
host plants favor reproduction. 
