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SPITTLE BUGS (Cercopidae) 
D. C. Mote (May 23): Spittle bugs, Aphrophora permutata Uliler 
And P. spumarius Fall., still immature. In sections of Willamette 
Valley unusually heavy infestations on all forage, truck, garden, 
small fruit crops, and ornamentals. (W.D. Edwards. ) 
FALSE TABU SHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus invitus Say) 
J. R. Watson (June 25): We have had unusually large numbers 
of complaints during the past few weeks. The insect seems to be 
injuring a large number of vegetable crops, including tomatoes, 
mustards, turnips, collards, etc., cowpeas, and young citrus 
trees and we have reports covering practically the whole of the 
peninsular part of the State. 
A Si'TAIL ( Helix pi sana Muller) 
Monthly Hews Letter, Los Angeles Co. Agr. Comm. (May 28): A 
serious snail pest, H. pi sana , was recently discovered on a 
ranch located partly in Los Angeles County and partly in Orange 
County. Subsequent surveys showed infestations to involve about 
500 acres, including some Japanese truck gardens. Later surveys 
showed one more ranch infested in the Downey district and 
another near Artesia. 
H. pi sana was first found in San Diego County in 1919 in the 
La Jo 11a district. This was the first and only other infes- 
tation of its kind found in the United States. The infestation 
was extremely heavy in some places and in one instance 800 snails 
were counted on a single wild buckwheat plant less than 2 feet 
in diameter and about 18 inches high. 
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POTATO AITD TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
U. Turner (June 20); Unusually abundant in the southern part 
of the State. 
IT. Y. State Coll. Agr., Weekly News Letter (June): Appeared 
late in May and egg laying was well under way in the western part 
of the State during the first week in June. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
L. A. Stearns (June 23): Abundant and causing considerable 
injury. 
T. J. Headlee, H. C. Nissley, and R. C. Burdette (June); 
Abundant throughout the State on potatoes and less so on tomato 
and eggplant. 
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