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ONIONS 
A PLANT BUG ( Labopidea allii Knight) 
Kansas. H. P.. Bryson (May 21): Doing considerable damage to spring onions 
throughout the eastern half of the State. The tops of the onions turn 
"brown and wilt down. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (May 20):' A new onion pest has made its appearance 
throughout the State. This is a sucking insect closely related to the 
tarnished plant bug. (This note is being placed under L. allii by the 
Insect Pest Survey as the probable species, awaiting identification.) 
ONION THRIPS (T hrips tabaci Lind.) 
New York. N. Y; State Coll. Agr. News Letter (May 3) : Rather serious injury 
to greenhouse-grown cucumbers in Rochester observed on April 30* 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (May 25) : Thrips are rap idly be- 
coming very abundant on cabbage and 'onions 'at Norfolk. . 
■ • 'STRAWBERRY' . ' ; 
STRAWBERRY LEAP ROLLER (A ncylis ' "comptana Pro el.) 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (May Z) I Ninety-five percent of the strawberry leaf 
rollers at North Logan are row adult. 
STRAWBERRY WEEVIL (Art honomus signatu s Say) 
Delaware. L, A- Stearns (April ]>0)': Moderate infestation in early to full- 
bloom strawberries at Laurel, Sussex County. 
• PEPPER 
... . PEPPER WEEVIL Untho nomas eugenii Cano) ' 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 22): The pepper weevil was found in three aban- 
doned pepper fields in Manatee County. Scouting of the surrounding 
counties had negative results. Infestation in Sarasota County cleaned up. 
EWFZiTPO^.ATO 
. . POTATO APHID ( illinoia solanifolii Ashm. ) 
Louisiana. H. L. Dozier (April 29)? For the past week this aphid has been 
increasing in extremely abundant numbers on sweetpotato plants in green- 
house germination test plots at Opelousas. (Det/by P. W. Mason-.) 
