HA3LBQUIN BUG 
The harlequin hug ( Mufgantia histrionica Hahn) began emerging in 
rather large numbers during the second week in April in Alabama. This' 
insect became unusually prevalent from Mississippi eastward to the 
Carolinas. This condition prevailed throughout the remainder of the 
summer and well into fall, when serious damage was done to cahhage and 
turnip in Missouri. Observations in the Norfolk district of Virginia, 
indicate that even this far north this insect does not truly hibernate 
out cones out -whenever the termerature rises during the winter months* 
BEET LEAffHOPFES 
"The "beet leafhopper ( Sutettix tone 11 us Baker) did serious damage 
to beets in southern Idaho, the damage decreasing in severity toward 
the eastern part of the State, where little injury was experienced. 
Yfhite beans in the western part of the Idaho bean territory and in 
western Yfashington also suffered. Some severe injury to beets occurred 
throughout central Utah and western Colorado, where to-nato yields were 
also seriously affected, A variety of truck crops in western Oregon 
vi ere injured in varying degrees. Injury in California was relatively 
slight, although some commercial losses were apparent. Populations of 
the beet leafhopper in New Mexico and southern Colorado were higher 
than in either of the past two years. Late reports indicate large pop- 
ulations in the desert breeding grounds in Utah and Idaho." 1 
S33D CORN MAGGOT 
The seedcorn maggot ( Hyle'-yia cili crura F.ond.) again became de- 
structive to potato son* pieces ofjthe early plmted crop and to bear.s 
in the coastal district of the Carolinas and souther:: Virginia, This 
accompanied delayed germination owing to cold wer.ther. Reports of 
similar trouble wove received from many points in the East-Central, 
West-Central, raid North- Central States Luring May and early June. This 
insect also did consi Lerable damage by eating out melon seeds in Utah 
during a period of cool, cloudy weather. 
ONION THHIFS 
During midsummer considerable damage by the onion thripo ( Thri-ps 
t abaci I. ) -/as reported from New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, 
Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, and Utah. 
1 F. N. Annand, Bureau of Entomology, U.S.D.A. 
