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California. S. Lockwood (March 20): 'The vegetable reevil was found infest- 
ing celery in the Chula Vista (San Diego County) area during the latter 
part of February. In some celery fields grown clo'^e to citrus orchards 
with mallow or mustard cover crons, the loss was severe. In other 
areas the damage was -much less. In all cases the relationship between 
the number of weevils in the celery and the amount of preferred plants, 
such as mallow and mustard, could be definitely seen, 
SPOTTED CUCUM3ER 3EETLE ( Diabrotica duodeci r^unctata fab.) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snamp (March 16): The 13-smotted cucumber beetle is about 
as abundant as usual at this time of the year on peach trees at Fort 
Valley. 
T. L. Bissell (March 2): Occasional adults feeding on turnip, 
vetch, lupine, and cabbage plants at Tifton. (March 16): 'The first 
beetles out of hibernation were seen on February 23 on Austrian peas 
at Experiment. On March 13 they were cotnon on vetch and, beginning 
with that date, they have been abundant in -"each blossoms* Very few 
aales have been found. Eggs have been laid regularly since February 
in the insect ary. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (arch 25): The 12-spotted cucumber 
beetle has been numerous in some plantings of turnips at Meridian. 
It was also injuring turnips at Durant on March 12 and was observed 
generally over Jackson and Harrison Counties. 
Louisiana. 3. A. Osterberger ("arch 21): Twelve- st)ot ted beetles have 
been seen in an alfalfa field at 3aton Aouge but not in large numbers. 
SOOTHERS GB23H STIKZBUG ( iJezara viridula L. ) 
Florida. J. K. Hatson (''arch 12): The southern green stinkbug hibernated 
more generally than during most winters. It is no^ emerging but 
apparently in smaller numbers than usual. 
FALSE CHIl'CH 3UG ( Pysius ericae Schill.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (March 16): False chinch bugs are now active on. 
warm days in Cache Valley. 
CHA2JGA ( Sca^teriscus vicinus Scudd. ) 
Florida. J. H. Tatson (March 19): ,r ole crickets are about as usual in 
trucks fields and gardens. As usual, the -lost destructive is the 
changa . 
SLED C03i\ MAGGOT ( Hylemyia cili crura Eond.) 
Virginia. H. G. 7alker (March 26): Adults of the seed corn maggot are 
rather abundant in the ::ields around Ivor folk. 
