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A tortoise beetle, Cento eye la sp. , ras srept in snail r.trrbers frorr 
sivcr^l !r^G'':t"oot^to -patches and t.s undoubtedly doing sorre feeding. 
A lc-<f hopper, possibly Zhrpoasca fabalis De Long, ras generally 
distributed although not abundant throughout the island. 
An undetermined rririd ras observed in the adult (black) and several 
nymphal stages (pale colored) in a considerable sized patch of sveet- 
potatoes not far fron St. Johns. The feeding punctures trade on the 
underside of the leaves c-used sirall dark snots, but apparently little 
injury ts being done. 
A dipterous leaf rriner, undoubtedly Agronyza inoneao Frost, ras not 
nurrerous, but the nines rere observed in svery s*"eetpotrto natch exarriiied 
ir. several different parts of the island. 
The eggplant lacebug, Cory thai ca -""cn-cha Stal, '"as not observed or 
several ogg -olants examined but it ras present in small to large nuirbers 
on its natural rild foot plant, Solanur torvurr , in several parts of the 
island. 
The tobacco flea beetle, Pitrix narvnl a Fab. , ras fairly cornron and 
injurious in several small patches of eggplant examined. 
The irelon rorm, Diapha.rin .yrlinata L. , ra.s found badly damaging a 
STall patch of onlj ; a fer vines of squash. 
A snail black squash bug, ?y credere s incurvus Distant, "as conron on 
the squash vines and doing a little damage. The nymohs rere present in 
all stages, being pale ir color. 
A large grasshopper, probably Schist ocerca sp., ras connon in all 
parts and doing Tore or less feeding on various lants. 
The yellor-strined arnyroiTr, Frodenia e mi the:; -Hi Guen. , has ccai 
very connon on irany different hinds of olants during the past for Tenths. 
(H.S,Box. ) 
A number of plants at the Eotanic Gardens "ere considerably infested 
by the larger canna leaf roller, Cal^odes othliu^ Cram. 
An undetenrined lepidopterous leaf skeletonizor ras very abundant on 
a hedge of black bond ( Pithccolobivn urau.i~-ca.ct-*. ) at the Eotanic Gardens 
in St. Johns. A groat rany h wot " ' eit :r tied together or folded and 
rere po ba.dlj oaten t?na.t the entire hed ! I s el . lorish appearance. 
A lepidopterous leaf skel tonizer, probably Sylept- aprc-.- 1 ! is Guen., 
ras ioing considerable dan age to a m ~>f Plants of 2o~~ -ai .vlll oa 
glabra in the Botanic Gardens. 
