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found them in only one strawberry patch and in this patch the 
weevil population per plant is less than one while in the Hood 
River Valley the weevils were found in on$ spot about 30 feet 
sQuare in one paten at the rate of about }C to the plant. This 
particular plot vas a check plot (untreated) in last years exper- 
iments. Kearly mature larvae were present in the same fields. 
STRAWBERRY ROOT APHID ( Aphi s forbesi " 7 eed) 
R. V7, Harned (May 2k) : Reported on strawberry from Corinth 
April 14- , and from Durant Jjay 10. 
ASFAR AC-U S 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE ( Crioceris aspara.au L. ) 
Don C. Mote (April 28): Adult beeltes and eggs of the asparagus 
beetle, Crioceris a spai a?;i L. , were received from Gervais on 
April 28. 
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STRIPED BLISTER BEETLE ( Lpicauta vittata Pah.) 
L. T7. Brannon (May 23): The first striped blister beetle of the 
1927 season was collected on lima beans in this vicinity (Birm- 
ingham ) . 
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G. 0. Eddy (hay IS): Field activities began on hay 10. Eound 
eggs about that time in the Piedmont section. active about 20 
days earlier than last year. 
L. M. Brannon (May lo): at this tire la pa' cent of the Mer.ican 
bean beetles that were placed in the hibernation cage last fall 
have emerged. One overwintered female has deposited 10 egg. 
masses in the insectary. All instars of larvae are seen in the 
field and egg masses are fairly numerous at Birmingham. Damage 
due to bean beetle larvae is showing up in spots. The first 
papa of the 1527 season was found in the field on this date. 
First-generation adults will be cut in about 10 days. Cool 
weather is lengthening all stages of development. 
SPOTTED LADYBIRD ( Meg ill a maculata DeC. ) 
L. "7. Brannon (May 2j) : This beneficial insect is appearing in 
large numbers in this locality (Birmingham) feeding on plant 
lice and eggs and larvatof the Mexican bean beetle. 
