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TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliquus Klug) 
Georgia. E. S. Chamber Ian (March 31): Larvae of the vegetable weevil are 
causing sone injury in a large tobacco plant "bed at Amsterdam, De- 
catur County, in southwestern Georgia. 
Florida- E. S. Chanberl in (March 25) :' Larvae have "been found in a con- 
siderable number of tobacco plant beds in Gadsden County. Infesta- 
tions were sufficiently heavy in a few beds to necessitate control 
measures. The insect is also abundant in vegetable gardensi 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 2k) : This weevil has attracted considerable 
attention in the southern part of the State during the last few weeks. 
E. A. Smith reports that adults were abundant in the western part of 
Pike County on March Ik. The first adults were observed in Harrison 
and Jackson Counties on March 15 and rather heavy damage, especially 
to turnips, has been caused. Correspondents in Simpson, Scott, Wil- 
kinson, Jasper, and Stone Counties- have sent specimens of adult 
weevils to this office during the past week, with the information 
that they were abundant on and seriously damaging potato plants, 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (March): Adults were very abundant and destructive 
early in March. 
California. H. J. Ryan (March 25) : The larvae did considerable damage in 
Eebruary to cover crops of mustard and malva in a few citrus orchards 
in southern Los Angeles County. 
R. E. Campbell (March J>1) : Many celery fields in southern Los 
Angeles County are 'infested; and the stalks show the characteristic 
feeding spots. Erom 1 to 8 larvae per bunch are present.. If the in- 
festation can not be reduced within a month much of the celery will 
be unmarketable. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica ducdecir.y.unctata F. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (March 25): Tv/elve- spot ted 
cucumber beetles were observed feeding on a wide variety of host 
plants at Norfolk on March 22 and 2U. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (March 17) : Beetles are abundant on peach blossoms 
and vetch in central Georgia. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 2U) : On February 21 a correspondent in Bclivar 
County reported injury to mustard, evidently caused by this insect. 
Louisiana. C. E. Smith (March 26): The larvae started destroying young 
corn at Baton Rouge about March 20 and have been increasing. The activ- 
ity of this pest is from 3 to U weeks earlier than in a normal year, 
doubtless because of prevailing mild temperatures since January 1. 
