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Volume 11, Ho, 3, March 15: A tortricid moth '.ras recently- 
reared by Mr. L. ... Myers of the Los Angeles County Horticultural 
Commissioner' s Of lice, from a larva found ettacking avocado at 
La Habra Heights. The- work of the larva consisted of making 
a large and unsightly burrow in the rind of the fruit. This is 
not the first record of its occurrence in California, as accord- 
ing to Mr, Busck it was first reported by Prof. B« 0, Essig 
in 1922 on the same host and recently from San Diego also on 
Avocado. In the latter place it seems to be more troublesome 
in attacking the leaves rather than the fruit. It has been 
suggested by Mr. Ziefer of the State Department of Agriculture 
that the species is native and possibly of more common occurrence 
in Mexico than in California. 
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CITRUS WHITEFLY ( Dialeurodes citri Ashm. ) 
Georgia Monthly News Letter, Los Angeles County Horticultural Commission, 
and Volume 11, No, 3, March 15: Inspector Douglas, recently found 
California living whitefly on Thea sinensis plants in a large shipment of 
nursery stock from the State of Georgia. Georgia is one of the 
States covered by quarantine for this pest. The discovery of 
the insects in this case is of added importance in that Thea 
sinensis heretofore has not been known to be a host of the white- 
fly. Another interception of whitefly material of unusual 
occurrence was made by Inspector Vifilliams when he found Camellia 
plants of a more common variety in nursery stock brought down 
by automobile from the whitefly section near Sacramento. The 
inspection -as made after a manifest was received by the County 
Horticultural Commissioner from the nursery '"here the plants 
were purchased. The material was destroyed. 
1EUCK-CR0P INSECTS 
A MOLE. CRICKET ( Scapteriscus acletus R, L H. ) 
Mississippi R, ¥7, Harned (February 28): Mole crickets identified by Mr, 
Caudell of the National Museum as Scaoteriscus acletus were 
received on January 14 from Lyman, The correspondents wrote: "They 
plow close to the surface of the ground, eat the seed, and spoil 
the beds." 
VEGETABLE v/EEXIL ( Listroderes oblio.uus' Gyll.) 
Mississippi R. ',;. Harned (February 28): Complaints are received almost 
every day regarding the vegetable weevil. So far spinach, 
turnips, and cabbage are the only crops- that have been seriously 
injured. During the past f; days specimens have been received 
from Natchez, Tylerto -n, Summit, and Perkinston. (March 27): 
The vegetable weevil continues to cause much damage to plants 
