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Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August U): Squash "bugs found on pumpkin and squash 
vines at Greenfield, Weakley County. Vines destroyed 100 percent. 
Reported by E. P. Douberry. 
SQUASH BEETLE ( Epilachna borealis F.) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (September 2): Larvae are defoliating late 
squash and pumpkins in the Chadbourn district. Apparently the insect is 
much more abundant this season than it was last. 
TURNIP 
TURNIP APHID ( Rhopalosiphum p c c ud ob r a s s i cae Davis) 
Mississippi. L. J. Goodgnme (September 2U) : Plant lice, R. pseud obras si cae , 
were destroying turnips in Union County on September 21. 
CABBAGE WEB WORM ( Hellula undalis E. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (September 9).' Small turnip plants at Experiment arc 
being webbed by Hellula caterpillars, which are not more than one-third 
grown. 
EGGPLANT 
EGGPLANT LACEBUG ( Gargaphia solanii He id.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2^) : The eggplant lacebug was causing serious 
damage to eggplants at State College on September 20. An infestation at 
Durant was reported by Inspector D. W. Grimes. 
ONIONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (September 25): Onion thrips were moderately abundant 
on young kale, collards, and cabbage from the last of August to the 
middle of September in the Norfolk district. 
California. A. F. Howland (August 28): Over 30 <^cres of onions in the Lompoc 
Valley were badly infested. The bulbs were greatly reduced in size. 
Only about 1 bulb in 12 will reach first-grade size. Few tops in the 
field showed any green foliage. 
STRAWBERRY 
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus Zell.) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (September 8): On examining the experimental 
plots of strawberries at the Willard test farm it was observed thrt the 
lessor cornstalk borer was causing unusual damage to the crowns of older 
plants and the young runner plants. In many instances the entiro crown 
