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TORTOISS-.BSSTLES (Cassidinae) • 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants ( Sept crib er): There have "been reports of 
serious injury to sweetpotato "by tortoise beetles in the north-central part 
of the State. (Abstract, G. v . ) 
BEETS 
BEET LSAFH0FP3R (Sutettix tenellus Bak. ) 
Idalio . R. 'V. Haegele (Se-otember 21): The desert populations in southern 
Idaho are somewhat higher than in 1931, but are still much lower than in 
the years 1927 to 1930, inclusive. The spring and summer -oonulntions v ere 
sufficiently low to result in very little curly-top damage to beets. The 
tomato crot) in southwestern Idaho is free from blight owing to scarcity of 
beet leafhonners. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (September 23): The beet leafhorroer is do in,?; little dam- 
age in most localities in northern Utah. 
FOREST A II D SHADE* T- .REE INSECTS 
RUSTY TUSSOCK "MOTH (Notolophus an tiqua L.) 
Alaska. Geo. M. Pilcher (July 25): There arc millions of caterpillars spread- 
ing out fail-wise in a district not more than 2 by 3 miles (about 8 miles 
back in the hills from the Yukon River at Marshall), the center being 
within one-half mile of Fortuna Ledge (Post Office). They have invaded 
my garden at this place, but have 'done no real damage. There may be other 
localities infested, but I do not know of them. I first discovered the 
caterpillars in a blueberry patch in the 'Tilson Creek Valley, July 10. I 
found places untouched by^them and other spots where they were so thick 
that I counted from 10 to 20 on a clum-n of bushes that I could cover with 
my hat. I found no bush that had lost half its leaves. On July 24 I went 
over the same section and many berry bushes were completely devoid of 
leaves, and cocoons were hanging on bare twigs and stems everywhere, bil- 
low, particularly missy willow, is being stritroed. In my garden the 
caterpillars have slightly infested radishes and turnips, and severely 
infested rhubarb grown just outside the garden. 
PALS TUSSOCK MOTH ( Halisidota tessellaris -S. & A. ) 
Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. J. V. Scha.ffner, jr. (Septem- 
ber 24): In various localities through southern New Hampshire, eastern 
Massachusetts and northern Connecticut we have found larvae very common 
in oak and mixed woodlands and on shade trees. 
PALL WEB^ORM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
North Carolina. *T. A. Thomas (September 15): This insect is very abundant 
at Chadbourn, causing the defoliation of pecan, walnut, and various forest 
trees. Their unsightly nests are conspicuous -in the forests along the high- 
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