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J. C. Elmore (October 18): The tomato pin^orm has "built up to 
injurious numbers at San Juan Capistrano, where 69 percent of the fruit 
was infested on September 25. Near Santa Ana, Orange County, on the same 
date, 70 percent of the ripe fruit was infested. In summer growing areas 
pinworms are either absent or the infestation is not more than 2 or 3 per- 
cent. 
A LEAF FOLDER ( Pachyzancla perlusalis Walk. ) 
Mississippi. M. M. High (October 21 )• The tobacco leaf folder ras found at 
Long Beach in a tomato seed bed on August 27, ^here it caused serious 
damage by folding and devouring the leaves. This is the second record of 
the pest injuring tomatoes in Mississippi. 
A BUMBLE FLOWER 3EETLE ( Euphor ia sepulchral is Fab. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): A correspondent at Oldenburg reports 
that this insect is damaging tomatoes. This is the first time such damage 
has been recorded here. 
BEAKS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna corrunta Muls. ) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (October 23): Apparently normal adults emerging 
from pupae exposed to killing frost on October 14. 
Georgia. C. H. Alden (October 21): Fall crop of beans at Cornelia, seriously 
injured. 
T. L. Bissell (October 8): A large number of adults of the Mexican 
bean beetle are feeding on a fe^* lima bean plots at Experiment. 
LSAFHGPPEES (Ci c^deT i ida.e ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (October 23): Bean jassids worse than during an aver- 
age year and are damaging beans over Alachua, Marion, Orange, and other 
counties. 
Mississippi. M. M. High (October 21 ) : The bean le->fhopoer ( Empoasca mali ? 
LeB. ) has caused serious damage to all varieties of beans and co^peas in 
southern Mississippi. 
GREEN STINK BUG (Ae ro sternum hilari s Say ) 
North Carolina. L. W. Leiby (September 20): Completely destroyed a crop of 
lima beans at Brevard. 
BEAK LEAF ROLLER (Goniurus proteus L. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson(October 23): The bean leaf roller is common, doing 
considerable damage to beans. 
STATE PLANT BOAiw 
