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T R U C j: - R P INSECTS 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes oblicpaus Gyll.) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (April 24): Specimens of tlie vegetable weevil were 
received on March 22 from Hermanville. Cabbage and mustard plants 
had been seriously injured by these insects. In fact, the corres- 
pondent stated that 50 per cent of his cabbage had been destroyed. 
3 LACK CUTWORM ( Agrotis ypsilon Rott.) 
xTorth J. N„ Tenhet (April 10): Cutworms are unusually abundant aid 
Carolina destructive to cabbage, corn, potatoes, lettuce, and all kinds of 
tiruck in the locality of Chadbourn. Fully 90 per cent of all 
cutworms observed were Agrotis ypsilon. 
30" ."BUGS ( Onisci dae ) 
Now York Cornell Dcpt . Ent. hows Letter (April 18); A very heavy infesta- 
tion of sowbugs in a greenhouse caused considerable anxiety to a 
tomato grower in Sheridan. The bottoms and sides of the flats 
were well covered by the crustaceans and they were attacking a 
row of cucumbers which were growing between the flats, 
Mississippi R. \7. Harned (April 24); A correspondent at Crystal Springs 
wrote us on April 11 that pillbugs were very numerous around his 
watermelon and sweet potato plants. He indicated that as yet he 
could see no serious damage that they had caused. 
MYRI APODS ( Symphy 1 id ae ) 
Illinois C. C. Compton (April 2)s Symphlids completely destroyed a crop 
of cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce comprising about 1 acre under 
glass at Melrose Park. The growth of wild mustard, timothy, and 
thistle was also severely injured. 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BSETLS (Leptinotarsa deOB-mlinafrta Say) 
>rth C, K. Brannon (April 30); The potato Lug is causing the usual 
■ rolina mage and a vigorous campaign is under way. .a 
i isippi R, \7. Harned (April 24): The Colorado potato beetle was observed 
evinos at Lucedale April 16. The reporter stated that 
those were the first specimens that he had noticed in that vicinity 
during 1928. Specimens were sent to us on April 12 from a garden 
at Ridge land. 
