Ohio 
Cal if ornia 
Indiana 
Alabama 
Cal if ornia 
Mexico 
TRUCK^CRO? INSECTS 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
MILLIPEDES 
H. A. G-ossard (May 22): Me received from Mingo Junction, a 
millipede, apparently "belonging in the genus ffulus, which 
was reported to "be exceedingly damaging to potatoes and 
garden crops. Ehat appears to "be this same millipede came to 
us several times last season and the seasont "before with the 
report that it was making the production of Irish potatoes 
impossible. Many farmers in northeastern Ohio the past two or 
three years have "been compelled to cease the growing of Ifcish 
potatoes on account of this pest. Its injuries and distribution 
seem to "be very much on the increase. It appears to have the 
ultimate possibility of "being ranked as a major garden pest 
equal to or surpassing the white grub in destructive qualities. 
A FALSE WIREWORM ( Eleodes omissa b oreal is 31a isd. ) 
white C. Barber (May 2): This insect is moving from the desert 
plains on to pioneer cultivated areas (K&rn Co.) damaging 
cantaloupes, watermelons, young deciduous trees, young vines, 
and all tender foliage; first damage reported April 27. 
GARDEN SLUGS (Ag riolimax agrestis L. ) 
J. J. Davis (May 25): Have been reported damaging garden truck, 
especially lettuce at Fort Mayne May 19, Lafayette May 18, 
and Anderson April 21. 
CHANG A (Scapterisgus vicinus Scudd. ) 
J. M. Robinson (April 29) : The Potto Rican mole cricket continues 
to be a serious pest in thesouthern portion of Alabama. 
POTATO AND TOMAT O 
DARKLING GROUND BEETLE (Tenebrionidae) 
A» 0. Larson (April 2U): Attacking tomato plants in Stanislaus 
County. Much more abundant as compared with last month. 
GaRDEN FLEaHOPPER (Halticsre scitri Ashm. ) 
A. W, Morrill (May ll-)' This insect is one of the leading insect 
pests of tomatoes in Sinaloa and Nayai it , fluctuating in abundance 
in different districts from year to year. Three and four years 
ago it did no; noticeable damage in the Fuerte Valley, which is 
the principal tomato-growing district on the Mexican 77est Coast. 
In the season of 1922-23 an outbreak occurred, covering less than 
100 acres of a total of 5.000 or 6,000 acres of tomatoes growing 
in this district. During the season of 1923-2U the insect did 
heavy damage to about 1,000 acres of tomatoes. During the present 
season 192U-25 the fleahopper is still showing tendencies to increase 
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