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TRUCK CROP INSECTS 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETI^E ( Leptinotarsa decern! ineata Say) 
Kansas F. M. Wadley (October 2l) . "The Colorado potato beetle has been, from ray 
observations, less numerous than in former years." 
POTATO FLEA -BEETLE (Epitr ix cucumeris Harr.) 
Mew York I. H. Vogel (October 1). "In fields net sprayed the crop was reduced abou 
10 per cent at Mattituck, Long Island." 
TOBACCO WORM ( Phlege thont ius q uinq uemac ulat a Haw.) 
Delaware C. 0. Houghton (October 10). "Larvae of various sizes are still quite 
common about Newark. About the usual amount of damage has been done by 
this species this year." 
TOMATO WORM ( Phlegethontius sexta J oh.) 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (October 21) . "Among lepidopterous forms more abundant than 
usual may be named the tomato hawk moth which was received from four dif- 
ferent localities within a five-day period in September." 
CABBAGE AND TURNIP 
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ( Pontia rapae L.) 
New York I. K, Vogel (October 1) . "Leaves of cauliflowers v/ere badly damaged at 
Mattituck, Long Island, but apparently/- there was not much commercial loss 
to the crop. Also some damage to young cabbage seed stock." 
Delaware C. 0. Houghton (October 12). "Larvae are numerous on late planted cabbage 
and adults are still on the wing." 
District F. H. Chittenden, Bureau of Entomology (October 3). "The common cabbage 
of Cclum- worm has continued somewhatlator than in former years and, although it 
bia appeared at about the same time, it has done less damage than the cab- 
bage looper ." 
South 
Carolina A. F. Conradi. "Mr. 17. R. Gray, county agent of Clarendon County, re- 
ports under date of October 1 that this insect has done very severe dam- 
age in his county." 
Ohio K. A. Gossard (October 21). "The imported cabbage worm was noted in 
great abundance all fall aroundV/ooster ." 
