EGGPLANT LACEBUG ( Gargaphia solani Held. ) 
Virginia H. G. Walker (June 24): . The eggplant lacebug-is moderately 
abundant on eggplants in rr'ost fields in the Norfolk area. 
TOBACCO STALK 30RER ( Trichobaris rrucorea Lee. ) 
Arizona ' C. D. Lebert ■ ( June 24): The jiirpson wee borer was found to 
be tunnelling the rain sterrs of eggplant near Phoenix. Several 
half- grown larvae were taken frorr one vine. 
' SWEETPOTATO 
ARGUS TORTOISE BEETLE ( Chelyrorpha cassidea Er.b. ) 
North Carolina C. H. Brannon (June 26): The argus tortoise beetle is causing 
serious damage to sweetpotatoes in Currituck County. 
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SPINACH LEAF MINES ( Pegoiryia hyoscyarri Panz. ) 
H. . C. Huckctt (June 15): We have had an unusually severe 
infestation of the spinach leaf riner around Riverhead. 
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R. ' B. Friend (June 27): This insect has not been abundant dur- 
ing the last few years, but this year it has caused iruch dairage 
to early spinach and beets. 
BEETS 
BEAT LSAFH0PP3R (Sutettix tencllus Bak. ) 
G. P. KnowLton (June 21) The beet leaf hopper is very abundant 
in northern Utah. Sere severe curly top has appeared in the north- 
ern Utah area, but not a high percentage as yet. 
BEST WEBWDRM ( Loxostege sticticalis L. ) 
G. P. Zno-^lton (June 8): During the past few years only a few 
local outbreaks of the sugar-beet web^orrr have been observed in 
northern Utah. At the present tiire the adult Troths are generally 
quite abundant and slight dairage has been observed in rrany beet 
fields. Serious injury is now occurring in the low areas west 
of Springville, and in sore fields northeast of Spanish Pork. 
More dairage is anticipated. 
