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FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): Specimens were received 
from Meridian, in Lauderdale County, on November 6; from 
Lexington, in Holmes County, on November 30; ^^cL from 
Sumrall, in Lamar County, on December 2, each report stat- 
ing that turnips head been rather severely damaged. 
CELERY 
CARROT WEEVIL (Li stronotus la. ti us cuius 3 oh.) 
New Jersey. J. 3. Schmitt (February 26): Late celery was badly 
infested last fall by the parsley stalk weevil, especially 
in Bergen County.: A large number are hibernating in the sod 
strips along ditch banks of the celery fields. 
SPINACH 
GREEN PEACH APHID ( Hyzus porsicae Sulz. ) 
Virginia. H. G-. Walker ond L. D. Anderson (February 25): Spinach 
aphids are rather scarce on spinach and collards at Norfolk 
and many of those present appear to be infected with a fungus 
disease. 
SWSETPOTATO 
SWEZTPOTATO WEEVIL ( Cylas for nicarius F. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): Specimens were found in 
Walthall County on November 2 for the first time. 
ST RAWBERRY 
APHIDS (Aphiidae.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (February lH) : From 
25 to 50 percent of the eggs of the strawberry root aphid 
( At his forbesi Weed) in strawberry fields at Norfolk are 
hatching on this date. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (February): Aphids are abundant on straw- 
berry in eastern Louisiana. 
COMMON r3D SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (February 25): Red 
spiders are moderately abundant in many fields of strawberries 
