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FEAS 
FEA APHID (Illin ois pi si Xalt.) 
Arizona-: C. D, Lebert (February 25): The Salt River Lett-ace Growers 
Association reported severe infestations of pea apiii&s on 
peas near Mesa and Tempe'in February, .and numerous snail 
infestations on alfalfa in the Salt Hiver Valley. 
Oregon L. ?. Rockwood (February 2): A few pea apliids were found 
in a field near .Forest Grove, where Austrian peas had been 
disked back in August into land which had ~rown this crop in 
1930. Fields which had been seeded in October showed no 
aphid s, on the other hand a few apliids were found on Austrian 
peas in a field which was seeded in early October near 
McMinnville. The peas had made an unusually large growth 
for this time of year. ITo aphid s were found on this crop in 
fields seeded in SToveiiber. (February ■12-23): The pea aphid 
increased in numbers during the mild weather of January and 
early February on vetch seeded for a cover crop in an orchard 
near Forest Grove. This vetch was seeded in August or early 
September, 1930. On February 12, apliids averaged 150 to 
each ICO sweeps of the net and vetch was just beginning to 
show injury. By February 23 there had been a considerable 
reduction in the number of aphids, averaged 30 to 100 sweeps 
of the net. This indicated a reduction of about 80 per cent 
which was probably due to a fungus disease which was present. 
KSIOITS 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BSETIE ( piabrotica vittata Fab. ) 
Florida J. R. Watson (February 24): The striped Cucumber beetle is 
moderately abundant in the everglades. 
Texas F. L. Thomas (February 27): The striped cucumber beetle 
seen by R. K. Fletcher ?.nd S. ~3. Jones on February 5, in an 
alfalfa patch near College Station. 
MELOU APHID ( Aphis -?ossypji Glov. ) 
Mississippi R. I. Harnod (February 24): Mr. Hammer reports that the 
melon aphid is very scarce this winter as compared to the 
four previous winters on its overwintering hosts, curly dock 
( Rune :: cri spa ts) and heiibit (lamiura am pler i caul e) . 
PI CEDE WORM ( Diaphania ni tidal is St oil) 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (February 27): Damage by cantaloupe worms 
is anticipated at Collinsville. 
