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Virginia. H. G. Walker (June 2h) ; The pink and green potato aphid has "been 
very scarce in the Norfolk area this spring. 
TOMATO PINWOPM ( Gnorimoschema lycopersicella Busck) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (June 2H): The tomato pinworm had "been rather abun- 
dant for the past 2 years in a local greenhouse that had "been growing 
late fall and early spring crops of tomatoes. The late fall crop was 
omitted last year and there has "been no evidence of pinworms 'in the 
spring crop this year. . • - 
Mississippi. C. Lylc and assistants (June 25) ! A complaint of the tomato 
pinworm in tomato was received from Hew Augusta, Perry County on June 
10. Damage in the trucking sections of Copiah and Lincoln Counties is 
lighter than usual. 
HOENWORMS ( Phlcgethontius spp. ) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee (June 2U) : The first moths of P. quinquemaculata 
Haw. and P. sexta Johan. were observed on June 5 feeding on nectar- 
producing flowers. P. sexta was more abundant. Several tomato and peppe 
fields were examined during the week of Juno 15-20 and 75 percent of the 
plants in some fields in Cumberland, Atlantic, and Salem Counties con- 
tained one or more eggs. 
California. A. E. Michelbachcr (June 20): A few horn worms can bo found in 
many tomato fields in central California. Many of these are reaching 
maturity. 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna varivestis Muls.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 2-+): Eggs were found as early as May 25 in 
southern Connecticut. Apparently not as abundant as in 1935* 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June): The bean beetle was 
observed the first week in June on Long Island. By the last week of the 
month larvae wore appearing in Suffolk County -and adults were causing 
considerable injury in Chautauqua County. 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee- (June 2U) ♦ Injury does not seem to be as severe 
as it was this time last season. Very few growers have had to apply 
. treatments. 
M. Kisliuk (June 12): Mr. Kostal has noted that the Mexican 
"bean beetle has been much less abundant on garden beans at Morganville, 
in Monmouth County, than at any time during the past five seasons. 
Pennsylvania. C. D. Thomas (June 10); Bean beetles plentiful and very des- 
tructive on "beans at Emerald. 
