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ing fed upon by worms submittod for identification and found tb "be 
.millipedes. Extensive injury was "being caused "by the millipedes "bury- 
ing the fore parts of their bodies in the ripening "berries and eating 
hole?, in then. Not encountered before, 
PJIU3AIO CURCULIO (Lixus concavus Say) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 2U) : Reported doing considerable damage to 
commercial plantings of rhubarb at Logans port on May 2*+. 
Tennessee. G-. M. Bentley (June 3) 5 Reported on rhubarb at Johnson City, 
Washington County. 
A PENTATOMID ( Euschistus inflatus. Van D. ) 
Utah. G-. 1, Knowlton (June 2): Adults are extremely abundant around the 
bases of rhubarb stocks, preventing growth and resulting in seriously 
weakened plants at Rivcrdale. 
TOBACCO 
H0R2W0RMS ( Protoparce sto. ) 
South Carolina. J. C. Watts (June): This insect, P. sexta Johan, occurred 
in most places on tomato, along with the tomato fruitworm, in 3arnwoll 
and 3amberg Counties, in the southwestern part of the State, causing 
control measures to be taken in somo fields. 
Tennessee. 0. M. Bentley (June h) • Adults of P. sexta and P. quinquemaculata 
Haw. were commonly taken flying by night in central and eastern 
T e nnessee. 
L. B. Scott (June IS): The hornworms P. . s exta and P. quinquomaculata 
appeared about 2 weeks earlier than usual but the infestation is below 
normal. It is believed that low night temperatures have delayed 
emergence. 
TOBACCO BUDWORM ( Heliothis virescens P.) 
Tennessee. Or. M. Bentley (June S): Pound doing severe injury to tobacco 
at Joelton, Davidson County. Many replant ings had to be made. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 25): Reported from Buffalo Center, Winnebago 
County, and Ames, Story County, on groundcherries. This insect breeds 
on wild groundcherry, as well as on cultivated \ T arieties, and is a 
post of considerable importance. 
