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TRUCK CHOP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliouus Gvll.) 
Mississippi M„ M. High (January 30"): The vegetable re evil has been fours! 
in 7 new counties in this state and are as follows; Holmes, 
Attala, Carroll, Lowndes, Noxubee, Kemper, and Monroe. I would 
not be suprised to find the vegetable weevil further north * 
Monroe County, which is only 3 counties south of the Tenness« 
state line. The weevil is very abundant in Lowndes County j 
now and quite numerous in several of these other northern coun- 
ties so to speak. 
R« W. Harned (February 12): Several complaints have been re- 
ceived recently regarding injury to turnips, mustard, rnpe, 
collards, and cabbage by the vegetable weevil. Specimens'- wrEe 
received on January 24 from Bogue Chit to, and on February 2, 
from Hattiesburg. The correspondent from Hattiesburg wrote as 
follows: "Since they have about destroyed the mustard, turnips, 
and rape, they have gone to the collards." 
Alabama M* M, High (February 26): The vegetable weevil -as recent 
and found in 5 more counties in Alabama and 1 additional county 
Florida in Florida. In some instances the injury was severe, while in 
others it was only slight as yet. In Alabama the kno-vn ne~ countie* 
are as followji^--£of f ee, Dallas, Crenshaw, Geneva, and ",'ilccx, and, 
in Florida/ Holmes) 
A '.VEEVIL ( Listroderes apicalis '.Vaterh. ) 
Mississippi M„ M* High (January 26): A single specimen of this half-brother 
of the vegetable weevil was found on January IS, at Grenada, 
by Mr. J. L. Tate. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Diabrotica duodecimpunctata Fab. ) 
Alabama J„ M. Robinson (February 16): The twelve-spotted cucumber 
beetle has been feeding on these winter legumes (vetch and 
Austrian peas) and depositing eggs. A small propoertion of the 
beetles have been parasitized by one of the Diptera. 
Mississippi ;... :.;, High (January 26): The spotted cucumber beetle is noi 
quits abundant on most truck crops along the Mississippi Coast, 
particularly turnip, mustard, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, etc. 
Louisiana .,'. E, Hinds (February 23): Adults of the 12-spotted c :r 
beetles are very abundant and damaging the foliage of a nur. 
of winter-growing truck crops. These insects are active upon 
warm days throughout the winter in this section (Baton Re 
