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TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE (Epitrix parvula Fab. ) 
Florida. F. S.' Chamberlin (May 20): The tobacco flea beetle continues to 
be unusually scarce in Gadsden County this season. 
Tennessee. J. U. Gilmcro (April): Considerable damage has been done by 
this pest to tcbacco plant beds at Clarksville. 
TOBACCO BUDWORM (Ee l io thi s virescens Fab.) 
Florida. F. 3. Chamberlin (May 11): The tobacco budworm is more abundant 
in Gadsden County than usual for this period. 
TOMATO WORM ( Phlogothontiu s sexta Johan. ) 
Florida. F. 3. Chamberlin (May 11): Small hornworm L.rvae are becoming 
very abundant in tobacco fields in Gadsden County. 
A TOBACCO MOTH (Ep hestia el utella Hbn. ) 
Virginia. XI. D. Reed (May 31): During the first week in May when the traps 
were put into operation at Richmond, only 3 tobacco moths (E. elutella 
Hbn.) were captured. This small number indicates that the emergence 
of the spring brood was just beginning. The number of moths caught 
each week has risen rapidly, a total of 5»22o having been recorded for 
the week ending May 2 ] 4. It is thought that this moth is ncaring the 
peak of the spring-brood emergence. 
TOBACCO THRIPS ( Franklinie lla fusca Hinds) 
Florida. F. 5, Chamberlin (May): Heavy rains have reduced the thrips 
population very materially in Gadsden County. 
