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STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Dla brot ica yittata Fab. ) 
New Mexico R«, Middlebrook (March 11); Pia br ct i ca v 5 fctata is now 
emerging and dees not seem bo have suffered from the unusually 
severe win her. 
THEVE-SPOTESD TJOUMBER BEETLE (Diabrotica IP-punctata Oliv. ) 
Mississippi H» W Allen (March ±2): A few adult Eiabrf otica 12 : -- punc tata 
have been noted on green weeds and in oats and rape. 
POTATO 
POTATO TUBER' MOTH (Phthorimaea op ernulella Zell.) 
Virginia Herbert Spencer (Novell ,1923): The outbreak of the potato 
tuber moth on the Eastern Shore of Virginia extends well up 
into Acccrac County. Careful, scouting during the last two 
weeks has established the region of maximum damage to be between 
Eastville and Exmoie* South of Spstville larvae of the insect 
were found! j.n fewer numbers as far down the peninsula as 
Kiptopeke, Forth of Exmore the survey is still unfinished, 
but larvae have been taken at Gniey, Onancock, Parksiey and 
Bloxom ft Ab the last place only one larva was found by five 
inspectors, who looked over many fields,, 
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Produce Exchange; which handles 
practically ail of the potatoes of the district, has agreed not 
to sell any reed from Virginia, or ship any, until January 1, 
192U. 3y that time the condition of stored home-grown seed 
with resect to tuber worm infestation can be easily determined 
by their inspectors. No infested seed will be accepted by the 
exchange for shipment, 
A tuber moth campaign has been planned and started in the 
affected region by the Virginia Truck Experiment Station* 
Arrangements have been made to fumigate most of the home-grewn 
seed before planting time. To date two storage houses of a 
combined capacity of 250,000 cubic feet have been treated, 
SQUASH 
SQUASH LADY-BEETLE (EPilachna boreal is Fab . ) 
Alabama P„ L. Thomas (March 20): Forty-three adults received from 
Chambers County. These had been hiding under the bark of an 
old pecan tree. 
