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Mississippi. J. P. Kislanko (Octo"ber 2U) : The false chinch "biog is unusmlly 
a'o-undant and causing serious injury to turnips in Stone, Forrest, and 
Jones Counties. 
POTATO Am TOivL\?0 
EUROPSAN COEIT BORER ( Pyrausta nuljilalis Plbn. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (Octo'bor Ij): Potato vine infestation in six towns 
of Hartford and Tolland Counties ranges fron 5 to 95 percent. Eiftj- 
three acres having fron JO to 100 percent infestation showed a reduction 
in yield. One grower estimated at least 1,800 bushels loss on 18 acres 
of Green Mountains. Both first- and second-generation infestation 
occ-urred. All these fields were in the heart of the newly developed 
potato-growing district in Connecticut. 
'20WlT0 PINWOmi ( Gnorinos chena lycopersicella Busck) 
California. A. E. Michel^bacher (October 19): Three larvae of the to'nato 
pinwcrri have "been collected in the San Francisco Bay district. The 
first one was taken at San Jose, the second at Santa Clara, "both in 
Santa Clara County, and the third at Hay^-vard, Alameda County. (Two 
previous reports fron this district in Insect Pest Survey files are 
fron Marin County in 1931 ^nd from Santa Cruz County in 1935* ) 
POTATO TUBER WORl'.l ( Gnorinoschena operculella Zell. ) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (Octo"ber 10): "7ery little injury has "been o"bserved or 
reported in the section of Utah infested with the potato tuher worn. 
California. A. E. Michel"bach3r (October 19): There is a light infestation 
of larvae in the tonato fields in the San Francisco Bay district. 
Generally, less than 1 percent of the tomatoes are infested. 
TOIi^tTO WORJ^S ( Protoparce spp.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (Octo"ber l6): Tonato worns have been quite abundant 
in tonato fields in Indiana, attacking fruit and foliage. 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa . - decenlin eat a Say) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (October There has been a surprisingly snail 
n-anber of Colorado potato beetles this year. In the 13^ ccnnorcial 
potato-growing counties of the State very few have been fo^and on 
the first and second crops. 
CARROT BEETLE ( Lig^^rgs gibbosus Peg.) 
Oklahoma. C. G. Hatcher and C. F. Stiles (Aug-ast 1/): In tonato roots and 
feeding in tonato fruits at Cherokee. 
