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Virginia 
AN APHID ( Macrosiphurn sp„) 
a. E, Gould (February 20): Ikies and oviparous females of 
Macrosiphu m sp. were found on lettuce and endive in October 
and November of "both 1928 and 1S29. 
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irginia 
Mississippi 
Arizona 
TURNIPS 
TURNIP APHIS (Rho-...-lo siphum pseudobrassic ae Davis) 
G. E. Gould (February 20): The turnip aphid was found on 
four plants, including cultivated mustard, turnip, winter 
cress", and shepherd* s purse. About 90 per cent of tne 
mustard plants were infested .with a maximum of 13 on one 
plant. 
J. P. Kislanko February 22): The turnip aphid was quite 
abundant in the vicinity of Wiggins late in the fall of 1929 , 
causing heavy loss of turnip greens in small garden plantings 
where control measures for the aphid were not applied. 
0. L. Barnes (February 21): Severe damage to turnips was 
observed February 19 near Phoenix. 
KALE 
Arizona 
GREEN PEACH APHID ( Myzus persica e Sulz.) 
G, E. Gould (February 20): The spinach (or green peach) 
aphid, Myzus p ersica e , was found the most common. Apterous 
viviparous females and young were found on eisrht different 
plants including spinach, kale, endive, water cress, culti- 
va J • .-.: mustard, corn salad ( Valerianella locusta ) , collards, 
shepherd's purse, and black mustard. Kale was found to have 
the heaviest infestation, for all plants examined had some 
specimens on them and one plant had 34 (including young), 
A winged male of Myzus persicae was found on Physalis sp. 
in October 1929. The number of individuals surviving the 
winter at Norfolk appears to be considerably smaller than 
last year, due in part, possibly, to a cold winter and 
several drops in temperature. 
0. L. Barnes (February 21): This insect was observed on 
February/ as moderately abundant on spinach, beets, and 
turnips near Phoenix. 
Michigan 
CARROTS 
CARROT RUST FLY (Psila rosae Fab.) 
R. H. Pettit (February 4): The adults of the carrot rust 
fly emerged in our cages yesterday. These came from Alpena 
