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TP. UCZ-CROP INSECTS 
&REEN PEACH APHID ( Myzus rersicae Sulz.) 
&. E. Gould (May 22): Individuals of this species 
mi -rated to many truck crops and weeds during May at Norfolk, 
"but have caused no appreciable damage. Many ringed females 
were found on spring cabbage, tomatoes, and eggplant. 
VEGETABLE' WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliquus Gyll.) 
R. W. Earned and assistants (May 21): Serious injury to 
tomato plants, by the vegetable weevil was reported recently 
from Myles, Ebenezer, and Vickscurg. This insect is doing 
considerable damage to turnips, carrots, and tomatoes in the 
infested areas. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diaorotica duodecimpunctata Fab . ) 
C. H. Branr.on (May 26): The snotted cucumber beetle is 
unusually severe, damage is reported from all over the State 
on early truck cror-s. 
FLEA PIETIES (Halticinae) 
J. J. Davis (May 22): Flea beetles were reported as 
damaging early tomatoes and seedlings at Lafayette May 2 
and Greencastle May 17. 
H. 3. Peirson (May 14): The horse-radish flea beetle 
( Phyllotreta armoraciae Koch) is reported as attacking horse 
radish at Augusta. 
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'■ BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
J. P. Xislanko (May 19): Blister beetles are doing some 
damage to beans and cowoeas in Stone County. 
CD . Lebert (May 21): A large blister beetle ( Tegrodera 
erosa Lee.) is affecting truck crops vest of Phoenix on land 
next to the desert. This beetle is often seen in large 
numbers on the desert. 
R. "7. Earned (May 21): Blister beetles ( Epicauta lemniscata 
Fab.) were received on May C? from Lucedale, where they v.ere 
reported as causing injury to beet and cabbage plants. 
•V. A. Douglas (May 17): A lar^e number of blister beetles 
( Euicauta lemniscata Fab.) were found in a warden near Crowley 
this mcrninz, though none '■•er-? present ud to 6 o'clock 
yesterday afternoon. The % eetles "ere feeding on pe-prers, 
tomatoes, snap beans, mustard, carrots, eggplants , and cabbage. 
