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BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Diabrotica balteata Lee.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 2k): S e veral complaints of the belted 
cucumber beetle on truc2c crops have been received. One grower in 
Highlands County reported the complete destruction of 20 acres of 
lima beans. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 25): The banded bean beetles were 
very active on fall greens up to November IS. . 
.California. R. E. Campbell (January 7): In several pea fields in Orange 
County the belted cucumber beetle was numerous, though doing little 
feeding, 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata Fab.) 
Virginia. H. G. W a lker (February 2S): Twelve-spotted cucumber beetles 
were active and feeding on plantain en February 26 at Norfolk, 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (February 17): Beetles were found hibernating 
under dead leaves and grass at Experiment between January lh and Febru- 
ary 17. 
CUTWORMS ( No c tui dae ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (February 12): Armyworms are rather plentiful, 
hibernating in dead grass and leaves at Experiment. Between January 
17 and February 12, 26 larvae were taken from 22 plots, each 1 yard 
square. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (February 23): I have seen a number of differ- 
ent species of noctuids in flight but do not know the species. These 
moths were medium-sized and smaller individuals. 
SOUTHERN GSEEN STIIIKBUG ( Nezara viridula L. ) 
Florida. F. S. Chamberlin (January): The southern green plant bug was 
unusually abundant during the fall and is now found in semihibernation 
in sheltered places. 
Texas, F. L. Thomas (February 26): The southern green plant bug was ob- 
served near Crystal City recently. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (February 2H)i Adult fase chinch bugs were first 
noticed in considerable numbers on weed cover crops in several of the 
citrus groves in the north Phoenix area. 
