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POTATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (April 26): Colorado potato beetles are moderately 
abundant. The first beetle was observed feeding in the field on April 17,1933. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (April 12): This insect is unusually abundant for 
this season of the year. The adults have already begun depositing eggs on 
the foliage of young potatoes. 
South Carolina. A. Lutken (April 24): Colorado potato beetles are scarce in 
the northwestern part of the State. A few adults and eggs were noted by 
April 20. 
Georgia. W. H. Clarke (April 20): The Colorado potato beetle is moderately 
abundant at Yatesville. 
/Florida. J. R. Watson (April 24): The Colorado potato beetle is moderately 
abundant. It was collected by C. C. Goff in Lake County. This is much 
farther south than it has heretofore been caught. It was also reported 
from San Antonio, still farther to the southwest, but no specimens were 
received. 
Alabama. K. L. Cocker ham (April 6): Adults and egg clusters were plentiful 
in Irish potatoes in experimental plats in Foley, April S. On the above 
date dusting was resorted to in order to catch the young brood of larvae. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April): The Colorado potato beetle was 
moderately abundant throughout the State' during the last half of April, 
and unusually abundant in the south- central counties. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
POTATO TUBER TOBM ( Gnorimo schema ouerculella Zell.) 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (March 9): Heavily infested potatoes were 
sent in from Kinston, Lenoir County, The tuber worm was reported very 
destructive last year. 
EGGPLANT 
CORN EAR WORM ( lieliothis obsoleta Fab. ) 
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Florida. J. R. Watson (April 24): A specimen mining eggplant was received 
from Manatee County. 
BEANS 
BEAN LEAF 33FTLE (Cerotoma trifurcata Forst. ) 
South Carolina. A. Lutken (April 24): Bean leaf beetles have caused some 
damage in Oconee County. 
