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Michigan. R. Hutson (June 20): The "boot leaf miner is very numerous on 
sugar beets at Holland and moderately abundant on spinach at Fremont 
and Lake Odessa. 
New York. M. Kisliuk (June 12): Since May 15 a progressive increase in the 
.population of the spinach leaf miner on Long Island and in other rural 
centers near New York City has "been noted. At first the infestation was 
hardly noticed hut by June 10 a number of carloads had been rejected and 
nearly 100 percent of the spinach tops were found to have numerous maggots. 
Now Jersey. M. Kisliuk (June 12): E. Kostal remarked that this leaf miner 
is exceptionally severe in garden spinach, Swiss chard, and beet tops 
at, Morganville, Monmouth County. 
GREEN PEACH APHID ( Myzus uersicae Sulz.) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (June 23): The green peach aphid has caused 
serious damage on spinach in the Philadelphia area. 
RHUBARB 
RHUBARB CURCULIO ( Lixus concavus Say) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (June 23): Rhubarb curculio has been generally 
abundant throughout the State. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 22): The rhubarb curculio has been frequently 
reported as damaging rhubarb. Reports received from May 13, at frequent 
intervals, to June IS. All reports have come from the northern half of 
the State, except one from Bedford, Lawrence County. 
MINT 
MINT FLEA BEETLE ( Lon^i tarsus watcrhousoi Kutsch. ) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 20): The mint flea beetle is causing considerable 
damage in Berrien County. 
BEETS 
BEST WEBWORM ( Loxoste^e sticticalis L.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (June 25): Large numbers of moths are coming to light 
traps at Logan, Tremonton, Hooper, Clinton, Syracuse, Pleasant Grove, 
and Spanish Fork. 
Wyoming. M. Greenwald (June 22): Millers were very numerous at Powell up to 
June 15, after which date they dropped off gradually in numbers. Worms 
are now numerous enough in some sugar beet fields to warrant spraying. 
