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Utah I. ".. Hawley (July 25): This pest was apparently introduced 
into Cache Valley about 1919 or 1920. It has been vary des- 
tructive in parts of this region and nor; it has spread to "ober 
and Davis Counties. These counties are l~rge producers of 
truck crops. /.any onions are raised. There has teen seme loss 
this year. 
ONION TERIPS (Thrips ta baci L. ) 
Utah I. II. Hawley (July 25): The onion thrips ""ere abundant in fields 
in Davis County on June 20. -hey have increased rapidly and where 
not treated have greatly damaged the crop. 
A FLCE3R BEETLE ( Stilbus anicaiis Ilelsh. ) 
Michigan R. H. Pettit (July 24): A record has been received of -hat is 
apparently injury to onion roots in our Kent Comity nrock-land and 
which seems to be a case of a''new sort of trouble TJhich is at 
present spreading in one field. The exact locality is Lowell, 
llichigan. The beetle, Stilbus apical is Llelsh. , was identified 
~oy Dr. I". H. Hatch, rho is stationed here for a time. The 
damage seems to consist in the eating off of roots of half gro"n 
onions by the adult beetles. The patch where the damage occurs 
is small and covers only a few sou- re jzards but it is steadily 
spreading and bids fair to become serious in this one field, at 
least. V.'e have been trying out flake cyrnide but have not yet 
raccivedthe report as to its value. 
PEPPERS 
PEPPER "TEEVIL ( Anthonomus eugeni i Cano) 
California J. D. Elmore (July ?): On this date pepper weevils -/ere collected 
(first occurrence this season) in a field of chili peppers in Orang-. 
County that was badly infested last yer>r. It has been estimated 
that less than 1 per cent of the small buds are infested at this 
time. Almost mature larvae were found in small buds one-fourth 
inch in diameter . 
BEETS 
BaHDED FLEA BEETLE ( Systena taeniat a Say) 
Ohio T. H. Parks (July 25): This insect made necessary the planting 
over of sugar-beets on some farms in northwestern Ohio- A dust 
of lime and arsenate of load was used with apparent success by 
the Continental Sugar-beet Company. 
SUG~E-BEET LE^FKOPPER ( Eutettix tcnellus - Baker) 
Utah G-corge F. Kno'-'lton (July 2): The sugar-beet loa.fhoppor ( Eutettix 
t'liellus B^kcr) is not damaging the beets noticeably so far this 
soring, only a few beets indicating leaf roll having been found 
co far. 
