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ONIONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips tabaci Lind.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 26): Onion thripr. arc 
very scarce on onions in the field, "but they are rather abundant in 
• a greenhouse near Norfolk. 
North Carolina. W, A. Thomas (April 21): This insect has just recently 
become very abundant on a small area of white Bermuda onions. The 
foliage is showing signs of serious injury. This is an annual 
pest in the Chadbourn area, which makes it almost impossible to pro- 
duce a marketable crop. 
SPINACH 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Virginia. H. G-. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 26): The spinach aphid 
( I'lyzus persica c Sulz.) continued to be rather abundant in some fields 
of spinach around Norfolk during the early part of April, and a few 
fields were ra.thcr heavily infested until they were harvested about 
April 21. However, most of the later spinach, harvested after April 
10, was relatively free from aphids. 
H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 26): A few pink and 
green potato aphids ( Illinoia solanifolii As'rjr..) began appearing in 
a spinach field near Portsmouth about April 15 and continued to in- 
crease in numbers until the crop was harvested on April 21 and 22. 
SPINACH LEAF MIHER ( Pcgomyia hyoscyani Panz . ) 
California. P. E. Campbell (April 15): A leaf miner (probably the 
spinach leaf minor) is seriously damaging Swiss chard and beginning 
on spinach at the Los Angeles County Parm near Downey. 
LETTUCE 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (April 21): Aphids (several species) are abund- 
ant on lettuce all over Salt Pivor Valley and nearly all the let- 
tuce growers are dusting. 
STEAW3SPPY 
STPAW3SRPY WEEVIL ( Anthonomus signatus Say) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (April 20): Very abundant and general injury 
is reported to strawberry plantings in southern Delaware. 
