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TRUCK-CHOP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliques Slug) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 23): The vegetable weevil has been very 
abundant in the southern part of the State, the heavily infested 
area extending three-fourths of the way north on the west side, from 
November to the present tine, the larvae causing considerable damage. 
The places reporting the greatest destruction were ©sark, Plomaton, 
Dadcville, and Fayette. Larvae were particularly abundant in some 
gardens around Auburn during the winter. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 25): Vegetable weevils have been unusually 
abundant in the southern half of Mississippi during April and a few 
complaints have been received fron the central and northern sections 
of the State. N. D. Pcets, at Brookhaven, has reported that this 
species is causing nore injury to vegetables in southwestern Missis- 
sippi than in previous years. Severe injury to turnips in his dis- 
trict is reported by J. Milton, of Jackson. II. Cladney reported one 
field of turnips in Harrison County practically rvined, and moderate 
damage to turnips was observed by E. 17. G-rimes, of Eurant. 
Louisiana. P. IC. Harrison (April l6): Larvae are still doing some injury 
to mustard at Baton Rouge. 
Texas. P. L. Thomas (March 10): The vegetable weevil was reported today 
from Jacksonville, in Cherokee County, attacking spinach, cabbage 
and radishes. This is the first record of occurrence in that section. 
This is an area where tomatoes are grown extensively on a commer- 
cial scale. 
California. J. Wilcox and M. W, Stone (March 25): Severe damage by the 
larvae was done to carrots and cabbage in a small garden earlier 
this month. On this date only one larva was found, but adults were 
numerous. April 19: Severe damage by larvae to potatoes at Costa 
Mesa. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata P.) 
Virginia. II. C. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 2b): The twelve- 
spotted cucumber beetle, which is relatively scarce, has been ob- 
served feeding on alfalfa and spinach on warm days all winter long 
at Norfolk. They have also been observed in bean and potato fields, 
where they have not been abundant onough to cause appreciable damage. 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (April 23): The spotted cucumber beetle 
has done noticeable damage to the foliage of young peach trees in 
Edgefield County. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April); Adults and' larva©- sent in". &om~ Forrest 
County, with the statement of heavy injury to wa.ternelon plants. 
Injury to corn by larvae was reported from Saucier, Harrison County, 
