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Georgia. S. B. Ferine (June 20): Poouto flea beetles in fields where 
control measures were not applied in Union, Fannin, Towns, Gilmer, 
and Rabun Counties. Leaves were literally riddled, causing 's tinting 
and deformed top, 
Ohio, T. K, Parks (June 22): Injury to potatoes is severo in sone early 
plantings in the central part of the Stato. 
Nebraska. M. H, Swenk (June 22): Reported attacking potato and tomato 
plants, the first report coning on June 6' from Franklin County, whore 
the insects were damaging tomato plants, 
California, J, Wilcox (June l): Potato flea "beetle ( Epitrix sp. ) on tomato 
plants in seedbed at Tustin, Orange County, damaged ahout Uo percent, 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis ohsoleta F.) % 
South Carolina. J. G, Watts (June): Damage in commercial tomato fields 
at Ehrhardt and Blackville was sufficient to cause oonsidoraole con- 
corn during the first 10 days of June, hut since thon the damage has 
"been decreasing. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (June 2): The tomato fruitworm has "begun to attack 
small green tomntoos in a commercial planting at 3yron, in central 
Georgia, 
Ohio, R. L, Kelson (Juno 15) : At South Point a few larvae were noted in the 
green fruit of tomatoes. One nearly full-grown specimen was found, 
the remainder being second and third instar, 
POTATO TUBER WORM ( Gnorimoschema operculella Zell. ) 
California. J. Wilcox (June 8): Ahout 20 percent of the new crop of 
potatoes was infested when dug at Costa Mesa, Orange County. 
TOMATO PINWORM ( Gnorimoschema lycopersicella -Busck) 
California. J. C. Elmore (Juno 20) : The tomato pinworm is common as a 
leaf folder on young tomato plants in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura 
Counties, in southern California. An early field near Santa Ana, 
Orange County, has a 30-percent infestation of the fruit from the first 
pickings. 
POTATO LEAFHOPFER ( Empoasca fabae Harr. ) 
Georgia. S. 3. Fenno (June 22): Infestation in the northern part of the 
State is not so severe as in previous y?ars, according to growers, 
Ohio, T. H. Parks (June 18): Anults and nymphs are now common on potatoes 
planted near a "bean patch on the iiniversity farm at Columhus. This is 
early for nymphs to appear on potatoes. 
