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GREEHHOUSE CENTIPEDE ( Scutigerella icamaculata Newport) 
Hawaii J. F. Illingworth (1929): These centipedes are part icular- 
Ha i y iroublesome in badly drained areas. Under such conditions 
they eat off the new roots of pineapple- as fast as the plant 
is able to send them out. 
TRUCK-CROP I IT S E C T S 
APHID S (Aphiidae) 
Florida J. R. Watson (February 19): Achids were abundant and 
destructive to truck crops during December. The cool rainy 
-;eather has checked them since. 
Mississippi H. Dietrich (February 22): Aphids on turnips in early 
December were extremely abundant, so they had to be abandoned, 
Alabama J. M. Robinson February 27): Plant lice are moderately 
abundant in, winter ereens and leeumes. 
A GRASSHOPPER ( Atrsctomoruha ambi gua 3ol . ) 
Hawaii D. f. Fullaway (1929): Pinkwin^ed -Trasshouuer (Attracto - 
_ mom ha amb iFua 3ol.). These garden pests have been very 
destructive in lowland gardens. 
A G-RAS SHOPPER ( Oxya chinensis Thumb . ) 
Hawaii D, E. Fullaway (1929): This Chinese grasshopper is a 
destructive garden pest in lowlands. 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliouus Oyli.) 
Mississippi R. W. Earned (February 24): The first specimens of the 
vegetable weevil received at this office during 1920 were 
collected as larvae in La-rence County, on January 25. They 
were reported as causing serious injury to turnips. Serious 
injury to tomato plants in hot beds was reported from Terry 
on February 11, and from Crystal Surinss on February IS. At 
Crystal Springs the correspondent reported that the injury 
occurred on tomato seedlings, the apical buds being eaten out 
and young leaves consumed. 
J. E. L'cEvilly (February 20): The vegetable v/eevil is 
abundant on turnius in southern "isGissi-coi . 
| [Louisiana ?'-.S. Hinds, C. E. Smith, »nd 1". Allen (February 22): The 
vegetable weevil was reported by Norman Allen as attacking 
sninach and turnius in Plaouemines Farish, with larvae of all 
sizes -present during third week of February. 
