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W, D, Davis (July 5) : Have caused heavy loss in one field in 
Suffolk County, 
Wisconsin p S„ B. Stacker (July 15) : Reported from Brown and Oneida Counties, 
Illinois C % C, Compton (July 12): The first "brood of onion maggots have 
severely damaged onion sets in Cook County, causing a loss of 
33 per cent to the growers. Seconder ood adults are emerging 
in large numbers at this time. 
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CELERY 
PAB.S1TIP LEAF-MINER (Acidia fr atria Loew. ) 
R, B* Friend (July 12): Very slight infestation at Wethersf ield. 
Prohahly Acidia fratria Loew. Mines fairly extensive in leaves. 
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SUGAR-BEET WEBWCRM (Loxostege sticticalis L. ) 
M, H, Swenk (June 15-July 10): From Scott sbluff and Kimball 
Counties come reports of a pi em3.:ytuifeB of the sugar-beet webworm. 
The first brood of worms of the year began hatching about Juno 
20 and the species was found developing not only on sugar beets 
but on several others of its food plants as well. 
SUGAR-BEET NEMATODE ( Heterodera schacht ii Schmidt) 
Geo* F, Knowlton (July 11): Considerable damage is being done 
to beets in northern Utah by the sugar-heet nematode, 
AS3-GRAY BLISTER-BEETLE ( Microbe sis uni color Kby,) 
Geo, F, Knowlton (July 15): .^^<gr&y blister-beetles are damaging 
mangels in a few fields at Widtsce. 
BEET ROOD APHID ( Pemphigus betae Doane) 
Geo, F, Knowlton (July 11): The beet root aphid is present through- 
out the beet-growing area of the State and certain fields in 
Lewiston and Cornish are being noticeably affected, 
SUGAR-BEET ROOT-MAGGOT (Tetanops aldrichi E endel) 
Geo, F, Knowlton (July 11): The sugar-beet root-maggot is present 
throughout the northern.. part ' of the State and especially doing 
damage in Cornish, Lewiston, and Trenton. 
SPIMACH LEAF-MIEER ( Pegomya h vescya mi Panz.) 
L, C, Tyler (June 28): Plentiful on beets and spinach in some 
places in Nassau County, 
R, B, Friend (July 10): Most of the damage to beets and spinach 
done by this insect occurred in June around Hew Haven, 
