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Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgki3S (May 27) i A* signature is abundant in Union 
and York Count lefe, where it wiped out crops. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (May 20): Strawberry weevil is abundant in the vicinity 
of St. Joseph. 
A BEETLE (D iplotaxis at lantis Fall) 
Connecticut. W. E. 3ritton (May 19): Moderate injury from D. atlantis on 
a 1-|™ acre field at East Haven, where in one corner the leaves had 
been eaten by the adult beetles. Adult also received from New Haven. 
STRAWBERRY LEAE ROLLER ( Ancylis comptana Fro el.) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 23): The strawberry leaf roller is abundant and 
was doing much damage in some patches in central Missouri from May 10 
to 20. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20): A. comptana reported damaging strawberry 
plants in Gage County on May 18. 
Colorado. G. M. List (May 22): Larvae were very numerous in two plantings 
of strawberries at Grand Junction on May S and an occasional moth was 
flying. The larvae were mostly in the second instar. 
STRAY/BERRY CROWN BORER ( Synanthedon bibiopennis Bdv. ) 
Oregon. D. C. Mote (April): W. D. Edwards reports that in the Willamette 
Valley S. bibiopennis left their winter cells and began feeding on 
April 25. 
EIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assimilis Fab.) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 23): Black field crickets are very abundant in 
central and northern Missouri, injuring ripe strawberries badly. 
PEPPER 
PEPPER WEEVIL ( Anthonomus eugenii Cano) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 21): Three light infestations have been found 
in Manatee County. The two most severe of these were due to a small 
planting of hot peppers, which was missed last summer during the clean- 
up campaign. 
SPINACH 
A GELECHIID ( Gnor imo schema chenopodiella Busck) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (May 20): Adults are numerous in spinach plantings 
at Lake Odessa. 
