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T R U C t - C H P fN'SBOTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliquus G-yll. ) 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (February 27); Weevil larvae are moderately 
abundant; feeding on lettuce, turnip tops, and turnip bulb. 
Larvae and pupae present at Andalusia, Auburn, and Grove Hill. 
(We can not definitely identify until adults emerge.) 
Mississippi E. L. Cocke rham. (February 4): Larvae of this insect were 
found damaging cabbage and turnip in a garden in Biloxi to 
such an extent that spraying was resorted to for control. 
R. W. Earned (February 23): The first specimens of the 
vegetable weevil to be received at this office during 1931 
came from Vicksburg on January 26. The correspondent sent 
in sever?.! larvae with the r eport that they had practically 
destroyed a 2-acre field of turnips. Severe injury by the 
larvae to cabbage plants in the hot bed was reported from 
Mendenhall on February 13, and to turnip greens from Neshoba 
on February 18. A correspondent at Fayette reported on 
February 20 that vegetable weevil larvae were causing serious 
damage to almost all garden vegetables. One adult and 
several larvae were collected on turnips at Meridian on 
February 17. 
C-. L. Bond (February 25): The vegetable weevil was found 
to be quite numerous on turnips in a field near Maselle. 
Henry Dietrich (February 25): Larvae were found sparingly 
this year all over George County but nowhere doing any damage. 
J. P. Eislanko (February 26): The vegetable weevil is very 
abundant this winter in Stone County and the southern part 
of- Forrest County, causing very severe damage to turnip, 
cabbage, carrot, and other vegetables. 
BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica .ba lteata Lee . ) 
Florida J. r. Watson (February 24): We have been receiving a good 
many specimens of piabrotica balteata . This seems to be a 
new arrival in Florida, particularly in the peninsular part 
of the State, as it is not listed from Florida in any of the 
older lists. The State Plant Board listed it from western 
Florida as long ago as eight years, but it now seems to be 
all over the State; although abundant, it is not injurious 
as yet. 
WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE .( .Piabrotica soror Lee . ) 
Oregon T. P.. Chamberlin (January 29): Piabrotica soror has been 
leaving the winter "caches" for the last two or three days 
