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FAI.SE CHINCH. BUG ( Nysius er-icae Schill. ) ' 
California. E. 0. Essig (August 22): The f^lse chinch hug has been a seri- 
ous pest in various parts of central California. 
PO TATO AND TOMATO 
A TE" IE ERI ON I D ( Slapstinus Tsratcnsis Le c . ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 15 ) : Potato growers in Box Butto County re- 
ported that this small black beetle was' very numerous on. the ground under 
the -potato plants and was working on the plants just under the surface 
of the ground, keeping the new shoots eaten down to about a quarter of 
an inch below the soil surface. Some growers are quite insistent that 
this beetle has done serious damage. It was reported from Dundy County 
as working on and injuring the roots of corn. 
POTATO STALK BORER ( Trichobaris trinotata Say) 
Maryland. E. N. Cnry (August l6): The potato stalk borer is attacking 
potato roots in Cecil County. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (August 2): The potato stalk borr has been unusually 
abundant for 2 years. Many plant s ; have been destroyed in the vicinity 
of Sioux City, Ames, Des Moines, and Boone. 
TOMATO vVOEM ( fhlegethontius serta Johan) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (August 20): The tomato horn 
worm has been causing noticeable damage in small areas on the Eastern 
bhore and the Northern Neck of Virginia. 
TOBACCO WORM ( Phleeethontius o ulnqueno.culata Haw. ) . • ' 
^vicinitv o^sW ( £f St 22): TrUCk farrn ° rs nnd home Sardeners in the 
vicinity of Sioux City are contending this summer with a -est unusual 
and destructive outbreak. The larvae have appeared in gre.t nu^b'rs 
bu T? Q ? y , th ° 1CaVCS TOd ter " lnal ^otsof the tomaf plants ' 
s ^s^s\u^ t ^ d s«.r^ " s *- the °^ r — , 
NCbr ^;ialiv H f r orS ( f ^ 8t , 15): RGp ° rtS fr6m th ° ****** Panhnndle, 
d , of thcTrv m \ B ™* r Counties, indicated an unusual abun-^ 
oancu of the larvae on potatoes and tomatoes during the fourth week in 
POTATO TUBEB WORM (Gji^^chema opgrculolla Zcll. ) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (August 2): The Dotrito fe«W nU*v, u x. 
in, in potato patches J S ^ SSZtt^^+Z*^^ 
