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BEAN 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna c orrupta Muls.) 
Ohio. N. F. Howard (February 16): The percentage of survival of overwintering 
Mexican bean beetles dropped considerably between January 16 and January 
31. The intervening cold wave, when te r nperatures fell below zero, was 
at least partly responsible for this increase in mortality. 
PEAS 
BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLES (Di abrotica balteata Lee . ) 
Texas. E. L. Thomas (February 17): This beetle is moderately abundant in a 
half acre of English peas at Sugarland. 
CAB3AGE 
CABBAGE APHID ( Brevjcoryne brassicae L.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (January l): Cabbage and turnips at Bude, Franklin 
County, were reported as moderately infested with plant lice. 
G. I. Worthington (February 18): The cabbage aphid has been general 
throughout the winter on turnips, collards, and cabbage in Sunflower, 
Bolivar, Washington, and Coahoma Counties. 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (February 20): The cabbage aphids are fairly 
abundant on the older cabbage. 
CABBAGE WE3WCRM ( Hellula undal is Fab.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 2l): On October 2, 1933, the turnip webworm 
was reported moderately abundant on turnips at Gadsden and .Auburn. On 
turnips and collards at Dadeville. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 2l): Rape was rather heavily infested at 
Sessums, Oktibbeha County, in November 1933. 
CUCUMBERS 
MELON APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
Mississippi. M. M. High (January 2): The melon aphid was found fairly 
abundant on cucumbers, from about mature plantings to plants only a 
few inches high. In places, both old and young cucumbers were seriously 
injured. 
ONIONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind.) 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (February 22): Onion thrips were observed killing 
onion seedlings in large spots in seed beds at Angola in January and at 
Opelousas on February 22. 
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