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M. N. Taylor (August 7): This insect is causing serious dam- 
age to onions in Erie County, as high as 40 per cent in some 
plantings. 
SWISS CHARD 
Alabama 
SPOTTED EST TCESWORM ( Hymenia -oers-oec talis Ken.) 
L. W. Brannon (August If) : The first spotted beet webv/orm 
larva of the season was fcund on Swiss chard at Birmingham on 
July 18. The larva was a"cout half grown and died 24 hours 
after collection. On July 31 the first moth of the season was 
found on grass near Swiss chard. On August 2, 30 or 40 moths 
were seen when sweeping in a patch of weeds near the Sw-'iss 
chard patch. Only a very few eggs and one or two larvae have 
been seen on Swiss chard and no damage of economic importance 
has been seen in the district. 
BEET AND SPI2TACH 
New York 
SPINACH LEAF MINER ( ?e^myia -.hygscsmi T ??ns )) 
M. N. T a ylor (August 7): The midseason crops are heavily 
infested in Eric County, as high as 90 per cent loss having 
occurred. 
PEPPER 
GREEN PEACH APHID (Myzus persicae Sulz.) 
California J. C. Elmore (August 22): The aphids have been very numerous 
on peppers in this section (Orange County) during the latter 
part of July until the present. Control has been difficult be- 
cause of cool weather and the prevalence of windy days. The 
average temperature for this period, has been about 70° p # t * "fcn/th a 
minimum of 49° and a maximum of 85°. Leaves and pods have be- 
gun to drop from the pepper plants where the heaviest infesta- 
tions have not been controlled and in many fields the late 
settings hove been retarded. 
CARROTS 
New York 
CARROT RUST FLY (Psila rosae Fab . ) 
M. N. Taylor (August 7): ™his insect has caused 30 per cent 
injury to carrots in some fields in Erie County. 
