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Tennessee 
Tennessee 
Kentucky 
Florida 
Florida 
Texas 
SOUTHERN FIELD-CROP INSECTS 
TOBACCO 
CORN-ROOT WEBWOHM ( Crambus c aliginos ellus Clem.) 
Official Record U. S. D. A., Vol. II, No. 14 (April 14): The 
occurrence of heavy infestations of sod webworms in tobacco 
fields during the past season has given an excellent opportunity 
for testing poisoned bait under field conditions, and it has been 
shown repeatedly that an ordinary unsweetened poisoned bait 
flavored with nitrobenzene is capable of bringing abevt a mortalit 
of from 80 to 94 per cent of the larvae in heavily inf s L 
The main species concerned were the tobacco Cr ambus and //<.:■ -"'..' 
p opeanella Clemens, although it was noted that several other £ v 
of Crambus larvae were present and were attracted to the bait. 
GREEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis nit id a L.) 
A. C. Morgan (April 19): This insect is reported ruining some 
beds of tobacco plants. 
A. C. Morgan (April 19) : 
beds of tobacco plants . 
This insect is reported ruining some 
BUD vr 0Ri: ( Helicthis vires c ens Fab.) 
F. S. Chamberiin (April 19): The tobacco budworm has begun to 
infest newly set tooacco. This pest is always present throughout 
the entire growing season in the southern cigar-wrapper district. 
TOBACCO FLEA-BEETLE ( Epitrix parvula Fab.) 
F. S. Chamberiin (April 19): Fewer overwintered flea-beetles 
have been observed this season than has been the case for the past 
several seasons. This is apparently due to effective control 
measures practiced by the tobacco growers this past year. 
COTTON 
SINGLES S MAY BFETLE ( Phvllophaga sp.) 
M . C. Tanquary (April 23): Wingless May beetles, which did con- 
siderable damage to cotton in several places in Texas last year, 
are reported by Mr, R. R. Reppert as being present in numbers in 
northwest Texas near Plainview, 
New York 
INS.ECTS /TT/CKING GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 
AMARYLLIS 
NARCISSUS BULB FLY ( Merodon equestris Fab.) 
C. R. Crosby (March 3): Specimens have been received. This ins 
bores long tunnels through the bulbs, causing considerable damage. 
The determination was made by Dr» Johannsen. 
