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HARLEQ,UI2!,BUG ■.(Miitgantla histrionica Hahn) 
Virginia. L. W. Brannon (Hay l): Adult harlequin hugs have been observed 
• feeding rn seed-kale plants in the field at ITerfolk since April 5. The 
first eggs were found in the field *»n April 26 « Ho hatching has "been 
observed t* date. The date of emergence and ovipesition this season is 
ah out normal. 
Georgia. ;J..B.' Gill (May 22): Harlequin cabbage bugs have been occurring 
. in damaging numbers on cabbage in the vicinity of Tifton. 
Chio. B. J. Landis and H. C. Mason (May 23) « Harlequin Lugs were very numer- 
eus on mustard greens at Columbus. Ono field showed from slight to moder- 
ate damage. A few egg masses' were present *n May 20. 
Kentucky. 17. A. Price (May 27): The harlequin bug has appeared at several 
places in the State, notably at Marion, ivcpkir.rville, and Lexington. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): Inspector G, I. Worth j.i;gt on. of Cleveland, 
reports having observed scattered infestations of the harlequin bug ^n 
cabbage and turnips. A heavy infestation of those bugs on turnips was 
reported recently frcm Mashulaville. 
QITICIIS ' 
OITI^iJ THRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind. ; 
Georgia. J. B. Gill (May 22): The oni^n thrips has been quite prevalent in 
onion patches at Tifton. 
Mississippi. G. L. Bond (May 23): On May k I noted severe damage t^ onions 
at Leake sville. The tops had turned yellow and appeared to be almost dead. 
HORSERADISH : 
HORSERADISH FLEA BEETLE ( phyllrtr^ta arErr_sc.ia9 Koch) 
Michigan. R. Hut son (May 7): Heavy infestations of her-.' / plantings at 
Saint Joseph, in Berrien County, are reported. 
SIRATO77.TIY 
STRA.7EERRY WEEVIL (Ar-tho n^mus signatus Say) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (April 26): Report of early activity from Bridge- 
ville. 
Virginia. L. D. Anderson (May l): In many fields in the New Church district 
the strawberry weevil, commonly called the ''strawberry clipper", is 
causing losses as high as 5 r percent of the sotting berries. 
