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from nearby points about Wooster and as far distant as 
Canton, the complaint "being that they were attacking 
rhubarbs. In every case it was leanned that dock plants 
were abundant in the neighborhoods where the rhubarb 
grew. 
HORSERADISH 
HORSERADISH FLEA-BEETLE (Ph yllotret a armor aciae Koch^ ) 
New York c, R* Crosby (July 2g): The horseradish flea-beetle is 
seriously injuring a field of horseradish in Elmira. 
TURNIP 
TURNIP APHID (Rhopalosiphum pseudobrassicae Davis) 
Connecticut E. II. Ives (July 2k): This aphid has been reported from 
Metiden, where it was attacking winter turnips. 
W» E„ Britton (August 2k): The turnip aphid has been 
reported from New Haven, and Hamden, attacking turnips and 
kale. 
Nebraska M» H« Swenk (August 1): During early July numbers of the 
turnip aphids began to appear on their host plants, but were 
checked by natural enemies and drier weather conditions. 
GREEN PEACH APHID ( Myzus -persicae Sulz.) 
Ohio H* A» Gossard (August 20): The green peach aphid was 
received from Shreve August 17 on turnip. 
BEAN APHID ( Aphis rumicis L.) 
New York M. D. Leonard (August 21): A patch of 20 rows ^each 120 feet 
long was partly cleaned up by this aphid. 
CARROT BEETLE ( Ligyrus gibbosv.s DeG*) 
West Virginia W. E* Rurrisey (August 21) : Specimens of adults have been 
unusually abundant for the past month. Usually they are rare at this 
place. 
SWEET POTATO- 
SWEET- POTATO ^ElZV-IL (Cylas formicarius Pab.) 
Oklahoma E. E* Scholl (June 6): Larvae of the sweet-potato weevil are 
present at Comanche, in Stephens County, Okla. , These probably 
originated from slips grown at Harlingen, Texas* 
