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SIX-SPOTTED MITE ( Tetranychus sexmaculatus Riley) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 21): The six-spotted mite has "been more injuri- 
ous to grapefruit than for many years, in most sections of the State 
causing a severe leaf drop, in some cases. as much as 50 percent. The 
leaves are maturing at the present time and the damage from this mite is 
subsiding. 
DATE ' PALMS 
A CERAM3YCID (Prionus sp.) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (May 19): The larvae of a cerarnbycid, prohahly 
P. calif ornicus Mots, or P. heroicus Semen, wore found in date palms 
and offshoots at Litchfield Park. Numerous tunnels in the mother palms 
and all the offshoots on three parent plants were either dead or dying. 
Twenty-seven large larvae were taken from three small offshoots. The 
injuries were confined to one side of the field and to four or five 
trees. 
NAVEL ORANGE WORM ( Myelois venipars Dyar) 
Arizona. P. Simnons (May 27): Moths reared from dates near Phoenix were 
sent in hy P. Simmons and determined "by C. Heinrich as M. venipars . 
TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes oh liquus Klug) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 23): Early in the month infesta- 
tions were reported on tomato at Hazlehurst and on cahoage at McCool. 
This pest has "been very active during the month, damaging turnips in 
Hinds, Rankin, Holmes, and Yazoo Counties. 
California. A. E. Michelhacher (May 21): In parts of the San Francisco 
Bay region newly set tomato plants have "been seriously injured. 
FLEA BEETLES (Halticinae) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (May): Flea "beetles were 
reported as injurious in western New York during the latter half of 
the month. 
Ohio. B. J. Landis (May k) : Adults of the striped cabbage flea beetle 
( Phyllotreta vittata Fah. ) are common on turnip and early cahhage at 
Columbus. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 23): Flea beetles were damaging small radish 
plants at New Haven on May 19 . 
