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PAPAYA 
PAPAYA FRUIT FLY ( Toxotr ypaha curvicaud a Gerst.) 
Florida. W. W. Yothers and M. R. Csburn (March): Although the freeze 
killed to the ground line all papaya Plants in central Florida, an ex- 
amination of injured fruit? revealed a number of living larvae of the 
papaya fruit fly. There was also considerable evidence that several 
fruit? had "been infested with larvae, which had left the fruit and gone 
into the ground to pupate since the cold wave. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL (Lis troderes obliquus Gyll. ) 
South Carolina. W. J. Reid and C. 0. Bare (January 19 to February 12): Two 
vegetable growers ?t Charleston brougiit to our attention infestations of 
this insect feeding en carrot foliage.- In one field, carrot toos were 
damaged from 5 to 10 percent over an area of approximately 2 acres. The 
larvae also were found feeding on turnips in an adjoining field. This 
is the first record of the occurrence of this insect in the coastal-plain 
area of South Carolina. (Let. by L. L. Buchanan.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (A"oril 23): The vegetable weevil was sent in from 
River Junction, Gadsden County, where it was reported to be seriously 
dam a g i hg tomatoes. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 20): The vegetable weevil has been abundant 
on turnips during the winter and the adults are attacking the tomato 
Plants, carrots, pjid cabbage over the southern two-thirds of the State. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 23): Injury to tomatoes and 
other vegetables in Copiah p.n'. Lincoln Counties has been reported. A 
correspondent at Mendenhall sent specimens to this office, stating that 
they were eating her tomato Plants. 
CUCUMBER BEETLES (Diabrotica spp. ) 
Tennessee. G. K. Bentley (April 2- ) : The spotted cucumber beetle (D. duo - 
dec impunctn.ta Fab.) and the striped cucumber beetle (D. vitt ata Fab.) 
are moderately abundant. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 20): The twelve- spotted cucumber beetle 
is moderately --bun-" ; ant at Auburn. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 23): Damage-to vegetables by 
cucumber beetles was observed in Copiah and Lincoln Counties an; 1 to 
roses in Hinds County. The larvae of these beetles are causing very 
severe damage to tomato, cucumber, and watermelon plants in Stone, 
Forrest, and Jones Counties, one-third of the stand being destroyed in 
some fields. 
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