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California. J. C. Elmore (May 22): An early tomato field at San Onofre, San 
Diego County, infested by leaf folders. No fruit injury was observed. 
Tomato vines in fields of tomatoes in the Vista area generally infested. 
BEET ARMYWORM ( Lar>hygma exigua Hon. ) 
California. J. Wilcox (May ^): Doing considerable damage to tomato plants 
about 1 foot in spread at San Juan Capistrano, also damaging tomato 
plants in an outdoor seed bed at Riverside on April JO, 
ALFALFA LOOPER ( Autographa cs.liforr.ica Speyer) 
California. J. C. Elmore (May 22): Larvae are quite numerous on the leaves 
of early tomatoes at San Oncfre, San Diego County. Fruit injury was not 
observed. This infestation is heavier than usual. 
J. Wilcox (May U): A la,rge percentage of eggs found on tomato 
plants at Costa Mesa, Orange County, the last 2 weeks are hatching into 
the looper Autograph a sp. , which is expected to do considerable damage. 
A nearly full-grown larva of A. californica was taken on alfalfa at 
Artesia on May U. 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( E^ilachna varivestis Mais.) 
New Jersey. E. Kostal (May 28): A few adults noted on garden patches in 
Monmouth County on May 22, which is about the average date in this locality 
Virginia. A. M. Woods ide (May 22): The first beetle observed this season was 
jarred from a peach tree in Albemarle County on May 3» This seems early 
in comparison with other seasons. 
Ohio. N. F. Howard (May 27): Survival, in the hibernation cages at Columbus is 
the heaviest for several years.' On May 26 approximately 13 percent of 
the beetles had emerged in the standard cages at Columbus. In the field, 
the beetles are not as. abundant as in some years, owing to the f.act that 
smaller number entered hibernation after the unfavorable, dry season of 
1936. H. C. Mason found the first beetle in the field at Columbus on 
May 23 and the first at South Point on May U. Eggs were found on May 17 
at South Point. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May -■): First beetle of season feeding on bean at 
Griffin, central Georgia. (May 3l) : Destructive on stringbeans at 
Experiment. Eggs being laid and a few larvae present. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (May 26): The Mexican bean beetle continues to be 
active in central and northern Alabai . 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May lU) : Numerous beetles laying eggs and feeding on 
leaves of string baans in a small garden at Thomasville on May 10. Injury 
