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Virginia. L. D. Anderson and H. G. Walker (April 26): The strawberry 
weevil docs not appear to "be as abundant as usual in some of the 
strawberry fields in Ac comae County. However, one field examined 
on April 15 had about 25 percent of the buds cut and the weevils 
were quite active. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (April 21): The peak of injury' to straw- 
berries around Chadbourn was passed during the first week of April, 
when blackberry buds became available for food and oviposition. 
No emergence of the new generation developing in the fields has 
been observed, .'. . 
STRAWBERRY LEAF HOLLER ( Ancylis comptana Froel.) 
New Jersey. K. W. Allen (April 20): Adults are beginning to emerge 
around Moore s town. 
SPITTLE BUGS (Cercopidae) 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (April): The spittle bug, or froghopper, has 
damaged strawbarry plants in the eastern parishes. 
Oregon. D. C. Mote (April): No nymphs of Fhilacnus lcucophthalmus I. 
had hatched on March 21 but were observed hatching on March 29 at 
Corvallis. They were observed as first-, second-, and third- 
instar nymphs damaging strawberry. 
COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tctranychus telarius L. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 2o) : Red spiders arc 
reported as being rather abundant in a few strawberry fields on the 
Eastern Shore of Virginia and in Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, 
where they have caused considerable injury. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (April 15): The red spider has been a 
major pest of strawberries in the Chadbourn area this season. The 
injury first became noticeable in March, following the unusual dry 
weather of February and early March. The attack has increased in 
intensity, despite the heavy rains late in March and early in April. 
The injury is general over most of the fields and many plants have 
lost most of their foliage and are unable to mature the small un- 
marketable fruit. Unless conditions improve it will not be poss- . 
ible to carry some of the fields of bearing plants through the 
summer. 
SWEETPOTATO 
SWEETPOTATO WEEVIL (Cylas formicarius F.) 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (April): The sweetpotato weevil is laying eggs 
on early plants in the field. 
