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A leaf hopper ( Fmpoasca sp. ) is abundant and injurious in both lima 
and string "bean fields at Rio Piedras. (A. S. Mills.) 
Larva 2 of Utetheisa ornatrix L. are abundant in "bean pods at Rio 
Piedras. (A. S. Mills.) 
Diapre pes s pcngleri L. it found sating the leaves of string beans at 
Isabella. (A. S. Mills.) 
Fggplant fields at Rio Piedras, Dorado, Eum&cao and several other 
places on the island were infested by the eggplant lacebug ( Cory thai c a 
monacha Stal ) . In several fields the insect was very abundant and 
causing much of the leaf surface to turn white. (A. S. Mills.) 
Myzus persicae Sulz. is present on eggplant in small numbers in 
Rio Piedras, Dorado, Humacao, and several other places on the island. 
Epitrix cucumeri s Earr. was moderately abundant on about one- half 
acre of eggplants at the Experiment Station at Rio Piedras late in 
February. 
About 50 acres of onions in some patches which had not been sprayed 
near Arecibo were examined on February 18 .and found to be badly infested 
"oy the onion thrips (T hrips tabaci Lind. ). 
The melon worm ( Diaphanla h yalinata L. ) is moderately abundant at 
Manati in squash .and cucumber and in cucumbers at Arecibo. (A. S. Mills. ) 
About 20 per cent of the tomato fruits of a small garden near Rio 
Piedras were being punctured by ''Tezara viridula L. (A. S. Mills. ) 
About 50 per. cent of the fruits of tomato in a small garden near 
Rio Piedras were bein? punctured by Phthia pi eta Drury, all stages being 
present. (A. S. Mills. ) 
About one-half acre of cabbage near Rio Piedras was considerably 
infested ^y the diamond-bach moth ( Piute 11a m aculipennis Curtis). Most 
of the leaves had feeding holes. A very bad infestation was also 
observed on a small patch of cabbage at the Bgifccper intent Station late 
in February, some plants being totally destroyed. (Leonard and Mills.) 
A light infestation of the corn ear worm ( Hello this obsoleta Fab. ) 
has been observed at Rio Piedras on pepper and a moderate infestation 
at Rio Piedras and Arecibo on tomatoes. (A. S. Mills. ) 
A light infestation of a stinh-bug ( Arvclius alb epur.ctatus DeG. ) on 
pepper has been, observed at Ccrozal. (A. S. SiiXle.) 
The last of February two cotton fields at Coamfl near the south coast 
were quite badly infested by the cotton leaf worm ( Alabama ar.^illacea Ebn. ) 
The insect w very injurious from about the middle of December, 1930, 
