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MINT 
A PLEA-BEETLE (Halticinae) 
Michigan L* G» Gentner through R c H c Pettit (July 22): I wish to report 
the finding of a flea-he etie larva on roots of peppermint which 
has "been working for several years "back in the plantations of 
Mr. Todd of Mentha, 
F0UR-LIN3D PLANT -BUG ( Poecilocapsus linoatus Pab«) 
New York C, R. Croshy (July 1): A large bed of mint nearly ruined 
at Buffalo. 
SWEET POTATOES 
SWEET-PCTATC WEEVIL ( Cylas formicariu s L.) 
Mississippi X. L. Cockerham (July 20): At this period of the year I may 
safely say that there are less sweet-potato weevils in this 
State than we have had for several years. This is due in part 
to severe freezes which reached to the coast last winter and 
caused a goodly portion of the banked tubjrs to be frozen. 
Seed and plants have been unusually scarce this spring and the 
crop in this locality is very short as a result. In a great 
many instances there are no potatoes planted on the individual 
farms, 
SWEET-POTATO LEAF-3EETLS (Tyoo phorus viridicyaneus 
Crotch) 
South Carolina Philip i&csizihi.ll (June 9): Specimens en sweet potato injuring 
plants near Columbia received on this date. 
J» A Berley (July S) : Repcrted^as doing considerable damage 
at Blythewocd, enough so as to warrant control* 
TURNIP 
IEURKIP APHID (W n. onal o s inhum pseudobrassicae Davis) 
Mississippi M M % High (July 25): Did severe injury to the late turnip 
crop on the Mississippi Corse , 
PLEA-EEETLES (Halticinae) 
Mississippi M. Mo High (July 25): The striped turnip flea-beetle has been 
doing serious injury to turnips on the Mississippi Coast the past 
month along with Phyl lotrota bioustulat a Pab which was found 
in lesser numbers. 
