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CITIOII 
BLACK ONION FLY (Tritoxa flexa '.Tied. ) 
California E. 0. Essig (April): Larvae found February 4; adults reared 
in March and April. Larvae attaching chives in Santa Barbara 
County. Exact locality will be furnished later. First record 
of this insect in California. Adults reared by E. 0. Essig 
and determined by F. R. Cole. 
STRAWBERRY 
Mississippi 
North Carolina 
STRAWBERRY WEEVIL ( Anthonomus signatus Say) 
J. P. Eislanko (April 20): The strawberry weevil is doing 
some damage to the young berries, but more so to the native 
blackberries. They were first observed on March 28. 
W. A. Thomas (April 13): The strawberry weevil began 
emerging from hibernation the latter part of the third week of 
March. They were first observed working in strawberry fields 
on March 23. 3^ April 10 the infestation had become general 
over the Chadboiirn area and the injury had become more wide- 
spread than usual. 
Washington 
Arkansas 
A STRAW3ERRY ROOT WEEVIL ( Dyslobus decora tus Lee. ) 
M. J. Forsell and M. K. Hatch (April 18) : Adults of this 
species were abundant (3 or 4 to a plant) on yearlong straw- . 
berry plants, the leaves showing signs of extensive feeding 
on April 15, at Bainbridge Island. The field had a southern 
exposure, and the beetles were most abundant along the margin 
of the field nearest the second- ~rowth timber. No larvae were 
found at the roots, though lots of grabs could be found in 
fields harboring Brachyrhinus ova tus L. ' 
STRAWBERRY ROOT APHID ( Aphis forbesi Weed) 
W. J. Baerg (March 30): The young lice have appeared in 
the crowns of strawberries at Fayetteville. Late last fall 
they Trore very numerous on strawberry plants. 
SWEETPOTATO 
Alabama 
SWSETPOTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnema confinis Crotch) 
K. L. Cocke- rham (April 13): The sweetpotato flea beetle was 
found quite generally distributed over a sweetpotato field at 
Foley, on April 13, but at that time ver r little feeding was 
noticeable. 
