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VEGETABLE < ;T EEVIL ( Listroo ereS obliquus C-yll.) 
.R. W. Har ned (Apri} 22): Throughout the month of April the 
vegetable weevil has .been very abundant in the southern half of 
the State. Tomatoes, turnips, mustard, cabbage, carrots, and 
strawberries have been injured. Specimens have been received 
from Pike, Copiah, Lincoln, Hinds, Amite, George, Rankin, 
Scott, and Wilkinson Counties. (April 24): On April 22 a cor- 
respondent-, at Mechanic sburg,: Yazoo County^ sent, in some adult 
vegetable weevils with the following comments: "They are lit- 
erally destroying my garden. Tomatoes are destro^/ed over night. 
Mustard, radishes, etc., are destroyed almost as fast as they 
come out of the ' ground, ;i 
M..,M. .High., (March 26): The vegetable weevil had, during the 
past two weeks, destroyed several plantings of turnips and car- 
rots at Gulfpprt before the growers discovered the pest or 
.knew what insect. was. responsible for the injury. 
. H..K. Kimball, (March 23): Two acres of carrots on property 
4 miles northwest of Crystal Springs was found to be heavily in- 
fested with the vegetable weevil. Larvae were very abundant, 
but no pupae or adults were observed. The field was planted in 
October, 1328, and the loss is estimated at 30 per cent of the 
crop. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE' ( Diabrotica vittata Fab . ) 
F. J. Parrot (April 20): This insect is scarce around Geneva. 
P. -J. Chapman (April 8) ':• ■ Adults of this insect are commonly 
found feeding" on willow pollen in several localities near Nor- 
folk. (April 22) : The striped cucumber beetle is scarce in 
eastern Virginia. 
M. H. Brunson (April 20): The striped cucumber beetle is 
moderately abundant in the southern and eastern part of the . 
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W. P. Flint (April 22): This insect is moderately abundant. 
H. Gorman (April ): The striped cucumber beetle is vefcy 
abundant. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE • ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata F a b . ) 
P. J. Chapmen (April 20): Eiabroticr 12-punctata was feed- 
ing on beans the last of ..arch in Princess Anne County. 
Uorth Carolina C. H. Brannon (April IS): The' soot ted cucumber beetle is 
