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destructive to lima "beans at ChadVurn. The damage is caused "by the 
larvae "boring into the nearly nature pods and destroying the seed. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2*4-): Serious injury to fall tomatoes was 
reported at Poplarville "by J. E. Lee and at Jackson "by Jack Milton. 
7/ashington. R. S. Lehman (September 28): The corn ear worm, which did ex- 
tensive damage to sweet corn at Walla Walla earlier in the season, has 
"been very destructive to tonatoes. Fields of tomatoes nearest to sweet 
corn have shown greater damage than others. One field was noted that 
had no marketable tomatoes. 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (September 2*+): An examination of the tomato 
fields in Sacramento and Yolo Counties on August J>0 and 31 showed only a 
little fruit infested. With a single exception, the infestation was 
less than U percent. In one field at Sacramento 6 percent of the ripe 
fruit was infested, while about 20 percent of the small green fruit con- 
tained worms. In the tomato-growing district about Brentwood the in- 
festation on tomatoes has remained light. There is some indication 
that the infestation is going t A build up. In several fields examined 
from h to 6 percent of the small green fruit was infested. The only 
area where the corn ear worm has been very destructive is in the San 
Francisco Bay district. Some fields have had as much as 20 percent of 
the fruit damaged, but the general average is much below this, usually 
being less than 10 percent. 
POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotarsa docemlineata Say) 
Alabama. J. If. Robinson (September 25): The Colorado potato beetle is 
moderately abundant in central Alabama. 
Mississippi. J. Milton (September 2k): The Colorado potato beetle is present 
in nearly all fields of fall potatoes around Jackson. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (September): The Colorado potato 
beetle is very abundant in Itasca, Crow Wing, and Freeborn Counties. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (September 2b): The Colorado potato beetle has not 
extended its range in southern V/eber and in northern Utah Counties this 
season. 
POTATO TUBER WORM (Q norlno schema ope rcule 11a Zell. ) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (September 24): In the San Francisco Bay 
district there is a light infestation of larvae on tomatoes. 
Mexico. T. R. Stephens (September g): Thirteen larvae collected from 
potatoes in the Market House at Matamoros were determined by C. Heinrich 
as G. oporculella . 
