North Carolina 
and 
South Carolina 
-1. - 
IE CRIC3 .:. , .-ryllidae) 
".'. C. Thomas (May 14): F »rts of wid< Injury by 
Scatter iscus vie ir.us Scud. treroughoe.t the coastal plains sec- 
tion of the Carol inas. Tobacco is the chief crop affected. In- 
jury seems to bo more severe than ever reported before fro., 
section. Farmers report large numbers of adults flying to 
lights at night. One drug store at Lor is, S. C, reports adults 
a nuisance about lights in stores at night. 
South Carolina M. H. Erunson (May 1): Mole crickets ( Scaoteriscus s] . 
have teen reported as damaging garden crops in parts of the 
coastal plo.ins section, extensively damaging tobacco in 
same nart of the State and doing damage to corn also. 
Florida 
J. R. Watson and S. W. Berger (May 21) 
moderately abundant over the State. 
Mole crickets are 
Alabama 
J. M. Robinson (May 23): Mole crickets have been report 
from Eufaula. 
GREENHOUSE SOWHJG ( Arnadillidiv.-. vulgar - .) 
ssissippi R. 17. Harned (:[cy 17): Cn April 26 a correspondent at! La- 
hatchee sent to us some -oillbugs with the information that t 
were causing considerable damage to his garden plants, but es- 
pecially to tomatoes and beai . The pillbugs were sent to the 
U. S. National Museum an. identified by J . d • Maloney. (May 23) 
These pillbugs were repc: 
id ian on April 3. 
~.s seriously injuring phlox 
POTATO AITD TOIvIATO 
New York 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Lcntinotarsa decern! ineata S 
Weekly News Letter, IT. Y. State College of Agr. , May 20: 
A heavy infestation is expected in Suffolk County as the adull 
are unusually prevalent. 
Florida 
Michigan 
•J. R. Watson (May 22): The Colorado potato beetle is slowly 
working southward in Florida. It was taken last S] In the 
. stern part of Alachua 3 by ^nd is reported to to in A 
potato-growing section about Hastings. 
R. H. Pettit (May 9): A r unusual occurrence st 
Lansing seems worthy of mention. During the last 10 days th( 
has been an attack on asparagus shoots, which are just beginni: 
to appear at this time, by the common potato beetle. These b 
ties, which are still in their winter quarters undcrgrouE 
have attacked I i .fere ever appearing at the surfac 
and when the shoots were still underground and v bhe 
