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A lima bean pod-borer, Maruca testulali s Geyer, was found in 1 per cent 
of the lima bean pods at Rio Piedras, on January 15 (A. S. Wills), aIso one 
larva, in cull pigeon peas at . Jtrecibo on February 2 and another larva on 
February 4 in lima bean pod. (C. S. Anderson and A. S. Wills). On February 
29, 5 per cent of ^00 cull lima bean pods were found infested at Arecibo and 
on March 1, 3 larvae found in a hamper of string bean pods from Isabel?. 
(C. S. Anderson). Three larvae of a braconid pa.rasite, Mi c rob r aeon thurberi - 
phage s Wues. (c. 7. W. Wuesebeck det.) were found infesting one out of 20 
larvae of W^_ te stulalis in the pods of lima beans at Cidra on February 2 
(A. S. Wills. ") This is the first record from Porto Rico. 
Larvae of a bean pod-borer, Fun del la cistipennis Dyar (C. Hcinrich det.), 
V7ere found lightly infesting a 2-acre lima bean field at Loiza or. January 4. 
(A. S. Wills.) 
A noctuid, Phytometra oo Cram. ('.7. Schaus det.), was lightly infesting 
a small garden patch of lima beans at Rio Piedras on January 15. 
The fall armyworm, Lamhygma frugiperda A. & Si, was lightly infesting 
the pods in a 1-acre patch of lima beans at the Substation at Isabela on 
January 12. (C. G. Anderson) 
•■ • Larvae of the tobacco budworm ( Heliothis virescens Fab.) were found 
eating into pigeon-pea pods in a small package from Aguas Buenas on January 
21 (a. S. Wills; C. Keinrich det.); also 5 larvae were found infesting 
pigeon-pea pods in a hamper from San Sebastian examined on January 26. 
(A. G. Hr.rley.) 
Larvae of a eulophid, Grotiusomyia nigricans How. (C. F. W. Wuesebeck det.) 
were found feeding on L amp ro soma indicata Fab. larvae on lima beans at Rio 
Piedras on January 15. (C. C-. Anderson.) Apparently it has not before been 
recorded from Porto Rico. ■ • 
A bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma r uficornis Oliv. , (h. S. Barber det.) was 
observed moderately infesting a 2-acre field of lima beans at Loiza on January 
18 and lightly infesting a 1-acre field at Rio Piedras on January 1. 
(A. S. Wills.) 
A leaf beetle, Diabrotica graminea Baly, was reported on February 2 as 
doing considerable damage to both snap beans and Irish potatoes at Orocovis. 
Cutworms ( No etui dae) had destroyed about 5 per cent of one— month-old 
Irish potato plants on one-half acre at Aibonito by February 3, although many 
of the injured plants were sending up new shoots; Severo Pagan, Agr. Agt . 
at Aibonito, reported that 4 or 5 plantings in the vicinity were similarly 
affected. (F ; i Chardon.) Wr. J. 3. Ray .er reported on February 15 that cut- 
worms had been at that time working for about 3 weeks on 10 acres of his 
pineapples at Arecibo, causing a loss of about 1.3/ 'of the plants by eating 
out large holes and destroying any market value of these plants. 
An eggplant lac ebug , C o r y t hi a c a pilaris Uhler (K. G-. Barber det.), 
T7p S moderately infesting the leaves of 10 out ~>f 40 eggplants inspected 
. at .Tnnnoq January 25; (&., Faxon.) 
