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NOTES FROM THE FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD, OCTOBER 15, 192*+. 
INTERCEPTIONS 
Avery injurious thrips, identified "by Prof. J. R Watson as 
Liothrips ya neeckei was collected on lily bulbs from France, 
at Philadelphia, August IS and 19, 192U. This pest is reported as 
having "become established in Los Angeles County, Calif., where it 
was introduced on lily bulbs from France. What apparently is the 
same species is described as very injurious on lily bulbs in 
Japan. This is a pe st which is well worth keeping out of the 
country. 
The pink bollworm was again found at New York on July Jl , infesting 
cotton seed in old cotton bagging from Alexandria, Egypt. 
Anastrepha fr at er cuiu s Wied* was taken at Laredo, Texas, August 
31 in guavas from the interior of Mexico. This insect has also 
been reported from New York and Philadelphia as intercepted on 
several occasions recently in mangoes from Jamaica. 
Anastrepha ludens Loew, was collected in quince July 30, 1921, 
and in pear September S,192U, at Laredo, Texas. Both interceptions 
ar# reported as having come from the interior of Mexico. 
Specimens of a fruit fly, identified as probably a new species of 
Anastrepha, were intercepted at New York August 12 in mangoes from 
Porto Rico. 
Agriotes lineatus L« is reported as infesting turnip rpot (Rutabaga) 
from England. Specimens were collected at:JJew York September 17» 
Another insect, the turnip gall weevil ( Ceuthorrhynchu s p" 1 c uro stigma 
Marsh.) was found in white globe turnips from England at i»wW York 
City on August 6. This insect is a pest on various vegetables in 
England and does not occur in this country. 
An important and possibly dangerous wireworm, determined as 
Athous haeraorrho idal i s Fab,, was collected in lily bulbs from France 
at New York August 23. This insect attacks vegetables, grains, and 
roots of grassfc© and is very destructive. 
Larvae of the sweet potato weevil (jusceoes batatae Waterhn. ) were 
reported as infesting sweet potatoes from Porto Rico at New York 
September 5» 
