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TOBAC3C FLSA BEETLE ( Z-itri;c parvala Fab.) 
North Carolina C. H. Brannon (May 15): The tobacco flea "beetle ha.s caused 
very severe damage all over the tobacco sections. Many beds 
and fields of tobacco have been almost completely des^ 
Kentucky H. Garman (May): This insect is abundant in plant beds. 
SPOTTED CUCUMB3R BEETLE ( D i abr o t i c a duo dec irmp unc t a *. - J:":.) 
North Carolina ".7. A. Thomas (May 25): Growers report serious injury by 
this insect feeding on the stems and foliage of tobacco plants 
at Evergreen. In some instances midribs of leaves have been 
eaten so as to cruse the leaf to break and drop. 
TOBACCO WTEET70BM ( Mo no c r op idius vespertinus Fab.) 
North Carolina J. IT. Tenhet (May 15): Injury to tobacco near Chadbourn by 
M. vespertinus has been very widespread the past three weeks, 
but is about over for the season. 
TOMATO WORM ( pro top arc e sexta Johan.) 
North Carolina J. IT. Tenhet (Mr.y 28): The first tobacco hornworms are be- 
ginning to appe-r on tobacco at Chadbourn. 
Florida F, S. Chamberlin (May 14): Infestations on tobacco are 
about normal in Gadsden County for this time of the year. 
TOBACCO BUDUOEM ( Heliothis virescens Fab . ) 
ITorth Carolina J. 1 T . Tenhet (May 25): The tobacco budworm has appeared in 
the tobacco fields near Chadbourn much earlier than usual this 
spr ing . 
A SLUG- ( A~riolima:c campestris Bin:::") 
North Carolina Z. P. Mctcalf (April 19): The little slug which has d 
much widespread damage in the southeastern section of .this 
State to tobacco plant beds lias been identified by Dr. F. 3. 
Baker of the University of Illinois as A. camecstris . Many 
plant beds in the southeastern part of the State have been c 
plctely destroyed. 
