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BEE m S 
Massachusetts 
Utah 
SPINACH LEAF MINER (Pejpmya hjECSigWffli Bs»a„) 
A. I. Bourne (August 20): Prof. Kcon, of our market garden sta- 
tion in Lexington, reports finding the beet leaf miner very abund- 
ant in plantings in the town of Waban, where the injury is apparer 
ly quite serious. 
3EET LEAFHOPPER (Eutettix tenelle Bsker) 
George F. Khowlton (July 31): Was found in most of the beet fiel 
examined in Cache, Boxelder, Davis and Weber Counties, and reports 
are coming in of damage from this insect. Many fields are from 
60 to 90 per cent infected with curly leaf, and sorre of the farmei 
are giving up their beets as lost. Injury is usually severe. 
(August 8): Beet leafhopper in most beet sections of the State. 
In Boswell and other places tracts of beets are being plowed up. 
Many large tracts of beet land are in bad condition and may not 
be harvested this fall* 
SWEET POTATO 
Georgia 
Georgia 
Florida 
Florida 
Florida 
SWEET- POTATO LEAF- BEETLE (Typophorus viridicya neus Crotch) 
J. D. More (June 27): Reported from Atlanta, attaching sweet 
potatoes. 
TWO-STRIPED SWEET-POTATO BEETLE (Cassida Mvittata Say) 
C. V. Shirley (July 21): Reported from Fayetteville, and also ai 
doing considerable damage to the farm of Andrew Adams at Kenwood; 
emerged on 26th. 
SWEET POTATO WEEVIL ( Cylas f ormica rius L. ) 
B. L. Boyden (Augast 19): Summer inspection in the Baker-Charlt< 
area has been completed and no sweet potato weevils found. Only 
one infested property has been located since fall inspection in 
1922. This was found August 8, 1923. 
FALL ARMYWORM ( Laphygma fyufiinerda S. & A. ) 
B. L. Boyden (Augrst 19): Less damage to sweet potatoes by semi- 
tropical and fall army worms has been noted this season than usual 
although the worms are becoming more abundant and may do some 
damage later. 
COFFEE-BEAN WEEVIL ( ATsecerus fasciculatus DeG. ) 
B. L. Boyden (Augast 19): The coffee-bean weevil is quite abund- 
ant in old sweet potato banks, y/orking in dried and decayed potatc 
Instances of work in solid potatoes have been noted. 
