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STRAWBERRY . ■ , 
STRAWBERRY WEEVIL ( Anthonomus signntus Say) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (March 21):^ The weevils from hibernation 
"began entering the strawberry fields on March 15 and by March 21 
had spread over most of the fields of older "berries in the Chadbourne 
area. The sudden advent of spring has resulted in a mass emergence 
of the weevils from hibernation, causing a sudden infestation to de- 
velop much earlier than usual. 
SUGAR BEETS 
SUGAR-BEET WIREWORM ( Limonius californicus Mann. ) . 
California. M. W. Stone (March 23): Considerable damage to sugar beets 
in Orange County occurred in March. Because of the thinned-out fields, 
two beet growers replanted over half of their total acreage. Counts 
made on March 18 showed an average of 1 larva per foot of row and as 
high as 13 larvae attacking a single plant. 
BEET LEAFHOPPER ( Sutettix tenollus Bak. ) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (March 21): On January 19 this insect was found on 
spinach and sugar beet at Iowa Park, Wichita County, on January 3 
at Weslaco and on February 9 at Elsa, Hidalgo County, on spinach. 
Utah. G. E. Knowlton (March lH): Adults are moderately abundant on the 
f ilaree foothills southwest of Garland, in Box Elder County. 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO PLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix parvula E. ) 
Virginia. W. J. Shoene (March 21): Beetles have emerged in small numbers 
at Chatham on March 19 . 
South Carolina. N. Allen (March 19): Injury to plants in beds has been 
very light. This conforms to the results of emergence in hibernation 
cages which began early in February. The present season has been ab- 
normally dry and it appears that this may have affected emergence 
from hibernation. 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (March 25): At Clarksville many plant beds were 
found to be infested on March 19. The beetles appeared 2 weeks 
earlier than last year and in much greater numbers. Some beds in 
which seed had not germinated were found to be infested, indicating 
that the plants will be damaged as soon as they appear above ground. 
