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PEPPER 
PEPFER WEEVIL ( Anthononus eugenii Cano) 
California. J. C. Elmore (August 5): The pepper weevil is numerous in 
Orange County and in the northern end of San Diego County where control 
has not "been practiced. Estimated damage or loss (by actual count of 
infested pods) ranges from 30 to 75 percent. 
PEPPER MAGGOT ( Zonosemata electa Say) 
New Jersey. M. Kisliuk, Jr. (August 11): In the vicinity of Vineland on 
August 9 the "backyard plantings of peppers were found to he from 10 
to 15 percent infested with the pepper maggot. Commercial plantings 
in the vicinity showed from 2 to 10 percent infestation. 
CARROT , 
CARROT BEETLE ( Li. gyrus /?ibbosus Deg. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 2U): A Pierce County correspondent reported 
the carrot beetle attacking the roots of marigold plants and also 
damaging carrot plants on August 6. 
Washington. E. W. Jones (August 18): The carrot beetle was reported 
damaging sunflowers at Wallula on August lh. 
S77ESTP OTATO 
GOLDEN TORTOISE BEETLE ( Metriona bicolor F.) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 7): Sweetpotato or tortoise beetle 
occurring in large numbers on the leaves of sweetpotatoes at McLemores- 
ville, Carroll County. 
SUGAR BEETS 
BEST LEAEHOPPER ( Eutettix tenellus Bak. ) 
Montana. A. L. Strand (August): Curly top of sugar beets has been practically 
absent this year in Yellowstone River co-unties. Last season damage in 
some fields there approached 20 percent. 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO ELEA BEETLE ( Epitrix parvula E. ) 
North Carolina. C. M. Brannon (August 25): Damage to late tobacco is 
universal and this is probably the most serious infestation for more than 
a decade. 
