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BEAN APHID ( Aphis rumicis L.) 
California. S. Lockwood (June 12): The "bean aphid is more prevalent than 
usual in the Sacranento River Delta. They were numerous enough to shorten 
the crop of horse "beans, and they migrated into sugar "beets after the 
horse "beans became dry. It is doubtful whether 800 acres of sugar' "beets 
in this region will withstand the attack made by these aphids. 
SWEETPOTATO 
SWEETPOTATO SAWFLY ( Sterictophora cellulari s Say) 
Delaware. P. L. &ice (June 18): Very abundant in small area near Laurel, 
in Sussex County. 
TORTOISE BEETLES (Cassidinae) 
Delaware. P. L. Rice (June 10-18): Metriona My it tat a Say is present in 
varying abundance in most fields in the Laurel-Seaf ord section. Injury 
severe in a few fields. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (June 2): Tortoise beetles, M. bicolor Fab., M. 
bivittata . and Chirida gut tata Oliv. , were reported as attacking sweet- 
potato vines at Fairhope on May 6. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 25): The tortoise beetle ( Chirida guttata ) 
was attacking sweetpotatoes at New Albany on June 13 . 
COTTON INSECT -S 
BOLL WEEVIL ( Anthonoraus grand is Boh. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 20): Infestation is very light throughout the 
northern and central parts of the State. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (June 20): So far no weevils have emerged from the 
hibernation cages at Eufaula, where we have 25,500 i- n hibernation. This 
is the first year in the past U that weevils have not overwintered. 
F. A. Fenton (June 23): The boll weevil has appeared in fields 
in the southeastern part of the State, being observed in McCurtain and 
Choctaw Counties, The infestation is spotted and light and no damage is 
being done. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (June 12): First-generation weevils now may be found in 
southern and central Texas and are already causing considerable injury. 
In one field of Victoria County, 75 percent of the squares were punctured, 
and in Matagorda County, 20 percent. Although little cotton is grown in 
the vicinity of Dimmit County, in one field examined 81 percent of the 
squares were found to be infested. (June 19): Boll weevils have been 
