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TRUC£-CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliguus C-yll.) 
Alabama. J. M. Rcbinsoii (March SO): Vegetable weevils are moderately 
ahurdant at Auburn. Adults nave been emerging for three weeks and the 
larvae have been abundant since December en turnips, lettuce, and other 
tender vegetables. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): A correspondent at Phoenix, Yazoo County, 
reported on February 82 that larvae had severely injured turnips in his 
garden. Complaints of damage to various. garden crops have also been 
received from other sections of the Sta.te. 
California. M. L. Jones (March 21): A small infestation has been found in 
Sacramento County about 4 miles south of Sacramento on the east side of 
the Sacranento River. The infestation is confined to 5 acres of turnips 
and spinach and is the first positive record of this insect in the Great 
Valley. 
SPOTTED CUCJMBER BEETLE ( Djafrrotica duodecimpunctata Fab.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 20): The spotted cucumber beetle is very 
abundant on corn. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (March 20): The spotted cucumber beetle is moder- 
ately abundant at Auburn on winter legumes. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (March 20): The spotted cucumber beetle was moderately 
abundant at Dickinson, Galveston County, on March 5. J. N. Roney took 
46 of these insects in 100 sweeps of a net. The beetles were feeding 
on spinach. 
WESTERN STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica trivittata Mann.) 
California. F. H. Wymore (March 21): The striped cucumber beetle has been 
quite active during the pa.st three weeks in the vicinity of Davis and 
some feeding is apparent on vokmteer cucurbits. 
WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
Oregon. B. G. Thompson (March 24): D. sore r is laying eggs in bean fields 
near Harrisburg. 
California. F. H. Wjmicre (March 2l): The spotted cucumber beetles have 
been quite active about the garloni in this section of the State for the 
past month. Injury to winter spinach in the San Jose area was quite 
apparent . 
SEED CORN MAGGOT (Hylemyia cilicrura Rond.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (March 26): The seed corn maggot adults are moder- 
ately abundant at Norfolk. 
