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. TOBACCO WIREWOF.M ( Monocrenidius vespertinus F. ) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (April 2U): The tobacco wireworm is doing con- 
sidera"ble damage at Chadbourn by burrowing into ripe strawberries, especi- 
ally where the fruit is in contact with the soil. 
. . SLUGS (Moll usca ) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (April 2U): The slugs are particularly abundant 
in strawberry fields at Chadbourn, where they are eating large areas out 
of ripening berries, rendering them unmarketable. Some fields are losing 
10 percent of the ripe berries. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 22): From Dawes County on April 19 came a com- 
plaint of common garden slugs ( Agriolimax agrestis L. ) infesting a -straw- 
berry bed, having lived through the winter under the mulch. 
PEPPER 
PEPPER WEEVIL ( Ant ho noma s eugenii Cano) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 21) ' A light infestation was found in Sarasota 
County, the first outside of Manatee County. All but four infested fields 
in Manatee County have been destroyed and efforts are being made to destroy 
these* 
California. J. C. Elmore (April 20): Collected on April 2- on Sol anum nigru m 
in three localities at -San Luis Rey, Sp.n Diego .County." This is an 
important pepper-growing district. On April 1^ pepper weevils were col- 
lected on Solanum umbell i ferum near Laguna Beach, Orange County, several 
miles from commercial pepper plants. 
SWEETPOTATO 
ST7EETPOTAT0 WEEVIL ( Cylas formicarius F. ) 
Georgia. F. S. Charnberlin (March U): Inspections in the previously infested 
areas of Decatur County have shown no infestations. 
Florida. F. S. Charnberlin (March h): Inspections in the previously infested 
area in Gadsden County by State representatives showed one light infes- 
tation. 
RING-LEGGED EARWIG ( Anisolabis ann ul ipes Lucas) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2h) : This insect was damaging stored sweet- 
pot^tos-s at Collins on April f. 
SUGAR 3EETS 
.. . BEET LEAFHOPPER (Eutettix tenellus Bak. ) 
Texas. M. J. Janes (March ?H). : Nymphs and newly emerged adults were found at 
Eagle Pass, Maverick County, on March ?M. 
TOBACCO 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes - obliquu s Klug) 
Florida. F. S. Charnberlin (April 8): The vegetable weevil, which is injurious- 
ly abundant for the first time in Gadsden County, has been found feeding 
