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INSECT CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO LURING OCTOBER 1933 - JANUARY 1934 
San Juan Plant Quarantine Office . 
LEPIDOPTERA 
A light infestation of larvae of Me rue a testulal is Geyer was found in 
the lima bean pods at Caguas on January 12, 1934. (A. S. Mills.) (Pet. 0. 
Heinrich.) 
Adults of Phalonia subolivacea Wlsra. were reared from flower heads of 
margarita at Guayama on December 25, 1933. (Pet. A. Busck) (A.S.M.) 
Adults of Plutella maculipannis Curtis were present in numbers on cabbage 
leaves at Bayamon on January 1, 1934. (Det. A. B.) (G. G. Anderson.) 
A 1 percent infestation of larvae of E tiella zinckenella Tr . was found in 
pigeon pea pods while examining five boxes at Isabela on December 6, 1933. 
(Det. C. H.) (A. G. Harley.) 
HOMOPTERA 
Young shoots of Jasminum sp. were thickly covered by Orraenis pygmaea Eab. 
and _Q. m ar^inata Brunn, at Mayaguez on November 24, 1933. (Det. P. V. Oman.) 
(A. G. H.) 
A moderate infestation of Tritoger.aphis a mbrosiae Thos. was on the leaves 
of lettuce at Villalba on November 21, 1953. (Dot. P. W. Mason.) (R. G. OakleyJ 
One grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ) was rather lightly infested with Aphis 
illinoissnsis Shimer at May ague z on October 13, 1933. (Det. P. 7. M.) (A. G. H.) 
Adults of Nezara viridula L. were common on fruit of tomato at Loiza on 
November 27, 1933. (Det. H. G. Barber.) (R. Faxon.) 
COLEOPTERA 
Several adult Diabrotica annul a ta Suffr. were on leaves of 5 wild cucumber 
vines at Villalba on October 26, 1933. (Det. H. S. Barber.) (R. G. 0.) 
A few adults of Gale rue el la varicornis Weise were on Cordia sulcata leaves 
at Ponce on December 5, 1933. (Det. H. S. B.) . (R. G. 0.) 
A large number of Cerot oma ruf icorni s Oliv. adults were on squash leaves 
at Aguine on December 4, 1933. (Det. H. S. E.) (R. G. 0.) 
A small number of Stelidota geminata Say adults were on the fruits of 
orange at Ponce on December 9, 1935. (Det. E. A. Chap in.) (R. G. 0.) 
An adult Lachnopus coffeae Mshll. was caught on a leaf of Melia sp. at 
Ponce on October 30, 1933. (Det. L. L. Buchanan.) (R. G. 0.) 
An adult Diaprepes capsicalis Mshll. was found on a leaf of carrot at 
Villalba on November 21, 1933. (Det. L. L. B.) (R. G.'O.) 
