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large numbers in western Tennessee, and also in eight counties on the 
Cumberland Plateau in eastern Tennessee. 
POTATO PLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumoris Harr.) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (August 18): The potato flea "beetle is generally 
distrihuted and moderately abundant over the potato-growing district 
of the eastern border counties. 
POTATO LEAFHOPPSR ( Empoasca fabae Harr.) 
Connecticut. IT. Turner (August 21): Reports of serious damage to dahlias 
from the potato leaf hopper in several sections of the State. 
Michigan. R. Hut son (August 2U) : Potato leafhopper is numerous at East 
Lansing on dahlias, potatoes, and alfalfa. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (August 18): Moderately abundant in the potato- 
growing districts in the Red River Valley. 
Texas. S. W. Clark (August l): E. fabae is infesting all varieties of cow- 
peas. This insect is one of the most important limiting factors in the 
production of fall beans in southern Texas. 
A PLANT BUG ( Lygus elisus Van D. ) 
North Dakota. P. Gray Butcher (August 18): This mirid has been causing 
some injury to the terminal growth of potatoes. In some fields the 
injury has been quite extensive. (Det. by H. H. Knight.) 
TOMATO PINWORM ( Gnorim o schema lye oper sice 11a Busck) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (August 20): In a tomato field at Visalia 
on July 16 I examined UOO tomatoes and found only 1 of them infested 
with the tomato pinworn. On August 8 I visited this same field and 
found that 12 percent of the fruits were infe v sted with this pest. 
J. C. Elmore (August): The tomato pinworm has not caused heavy 
losses in southern California this year. Only traces of infestation 
in most of the summer tomato-growing areas, with an occasional case of 
1 to 2 percent fruit damage. In the highland areas the pinworm continue: 
to be a major pest with 25 to 50 percent fruit damage. 
TOMATO WORMS ( protoparce spp.) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 2U) : Trouble from tomato worms has been common 
about Monroe, Lansing, Jackson, Alpena, and Saginaw. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaquos (August 23): The tomato sphinx, though not so abundant 
as in many years, has caused serious trouble at this time when growth 
has been unusually difficult. 
