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Hyde ^ark, Richmond, Lewiston, and Cornish than in other towns 
in the valley. 
BANDED FLEA BEETLE ( Systena taeniata Say) 
G. F. Knowlton (June 7): The banded flea beetle is rather 
abundant in certain fields in North Ogden and at Five Points 
and less abundant in most parts of northern Utah. 
SUGAR BEET ROOT MAG-GOT ( Tetanops aldrichi Kendel) 
G. F. Knowlton (May 23): Adult flies of the sugar beet root 
maggot were quite abundant in one field at Jest Point and pre- 
sent in a few fields at Hooper, Clinton, and Syracuse. (June 
5): The adults are nor very abundant at Cornish and Trenton, 
but less abundant at Lewiston and Arcalga. The females contain 
well developed eggs and are mating. During the heat of the 
day the flies seek shelter under clods, leaves, and the shady 
sides of fence posts. 
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SPINACH LEAF MINER ( Pegoanyia hyoscyami Panz . ) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (June): The spinach leaf miner 
was making its first appearance about the middle of June in 
western New York. 
G. F. Knowlton (June 7): Present throughout the beet dis- 
tricts of Weber County and northern Davis County. The mag- 
gots are one-third to two-thirds grown. Not enough leaves 
are affected to be noticeable. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
0. L. Barnes (June 24): Several complaints have been made 
to us about the large numbers, and to some extent,- the damage 
cuused by the false chinch bug. This insect has been more 
abundant than for several years. Injuries to young citrus 
trees, castor bean plants, and watermelon plants have been 
observed during the past month. The bugs have usually dam- 
aged plants over small areas but the infested plants are 
usually killed. These insects often appear in large numbers 
and almost cover the surfaces of houses and other buildings. 
On a pump house near the center of an infestation we saw cast 
nymphal skins to a depth of 3 inches. V.'iid mustard, a favored 
host plant, was growing on three sides of the pump house. It 
has been reported from the Salt River Valley only. 
G. F. Knowlton (June 5): The false chinch bug is less 
abundant in the beet fields than usual at this time of the 
year, but more abundant on roadside weeds. 
