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Utah 
New Mexico 
3E"?T LEAFHOPPF?. (Eutettix tenellus Bak. ) 
C. Wake land (April 19): Beet leaf hoppers are very scarce 
in breading areas. 
G. F. Knowlton (April 1): Lark overwintered females were 
found to be moderately abundant on young Cheirinia reparda 
in places in the Flux, Grantsville, and upper Scull Valley 
areas of Tooele County. (April 18): Beet leafhoppers are 
moderately abundant in some Tooele and Box Elder County 
breeding grounds. 
J. R. 5yer (April 20): Beet leafhoppers are moderately 
abundant. First-generation nymphs appeared early in March. 
Adults are abundant on Lepidiun alyssoides and full plantings 
of beets. 
Florida 
Forth Carolina 
Tennessee 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE (Epitrix parvula Fab. ) 
F. S. Chamber 1 in (April 8); Tobacco flea beetles are 
becoming unusually abundant on newly set tobacco in Gadsden 
County. 
Z. P. Hetcalf (April): Has very seriously damaged old 
tobacco bods in all parts of the State. 
S. Marcovitch (April 25); Reports indicate that flea 
beetles are doin^ considerable damage to tobacco beds this 
spring. 
Vermont 
Rhode Island 
FOREST A IT D SHADE-TRE."E INS2CTS 
GYPSt MOTH ( Porthetria dispar L. ) 
H. L. Bailey (April): Infestations occur in the towns 
along the Connecticut River from Springfield southward. 
Scouts of the Vermont Department of Agriciilture found a 
decrease in number of egg masses about colonies which were 
scouted last year, but more general infestations than 
previously in woodlands. A few eg? masses have been found in 
Newbury and Fairlee where small colonies have persisted several 
vears. 
A. 3. Stene (April 22): igg clusters are mofe abundant 
than they have been for. several seasons and specimen clusters 
