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::i5jellaneous feeders 
1 iRE" TOBMS (Elateridae] 
Missouri L. Kaseman (February 24): In recent diggings in a blue grass sod 
orchard no wireworms were found even whan the digging extended down 
to approximately 18 inches. In other diggings on a sunny slope in 
a grape vineyard wireworms in small numbers were found within the 
first 6 inches of soil. 
YESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee. ) 
Oregon Don 0. I.iote (February 13): T< r e took a hike out of town, climbing 
one of the hills commonly kno.ai as Baldy in this region, about 3CC 
feet in elevation. On top of this hill we observed a few adults cf 
Diabrotica soror climbing on the blades of rass and some flying 
through the air. Mr. Hill, under date of Feburary 20, reports see- 
ing one on grass in the Williamettee Valley. 
SPOTTED CUCIMBEB BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata Fab.) 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (February 15): It might interest you to know that 
Diabrotica duodecimpuncv ta has been active ".long in January and 
has been laying eggs for over a week. Some of the adults have been 
parasitised by an undetermined fly. 
CONVERGENT LADYBEETLE ( Hippodamia convergens C-uer. ) 
Oregon Don C. Mote (February 13): he noticed while hiking on Baldy hills 
quite a number of ladybird beetles, Hippcdamia convergens, active 
and on the wing . 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( hygus praters i s L. ) 
Illinois S. C. Chandler (February 21): Tarnished plant bugs are not so abun- 
dant in hibernation as in the winter of 1926-27. 
ARTICHOKE PLUME MOTH ( Platyptilia carduidactyla Hi ley) 
California Monthly News Letter Los Angeles County, Hortic . Comni.,Vol. 10 No. 
(February 15); The artichoke plume moth (Pl atyptil ia carduidac tyla)' 
has become so destructive to artichoke in southern C aliform a~that~ 
careful inspection is being inaugurated in the Los Angeles market. 
The larvae of this moth bore into the edible portions of the artich 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY CHO I ER ( Tylode rma fragariae Riley) 
Missouri L. Haseman (February 24); Samples of soil and debris collected from 
