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California. A. E. Michelbacher (October 22): Thousands of tomato fruits have 
been examined in the San Jose-Santa Clara area during October and approxi- 
mately one-tenth of 1 percent of them were found to be infested. Las.t 
year only 2 specimens were -collected ," whereas this year 210 less than 25 
have been taken. 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta F. ) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (October 22): An examination of our check plots 
at Santa Clara on October 18 showed that IV percent of the tomatoes were 
infested. At Brentwood on October 15 the infestation ran as high as 10 
percent. Fields in Sacramento County were surveyed on October 20 and the 
infestation was found to range from 0.5 percent to 5 percent. The follow- 
ing day an examination of fields in Yolo County showed that the infestation 
ranged from 5 to 12 percent. Harvest in -these two counties is nearly com- 
pleted. 
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MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilachna varivcstis Muls. ) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (October 25): Generally over the State there has 
been less injury than for the last several years. However, in certain 
localities, especially in upland regions of the" State, the injury has 
been serious with untreated beans. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Inspectors L. J. Goodgame and N. L. Doug- 
lass report serious damage to beans in Monroe and Yalobusha Counties, 
respectively. Heavy local infestations are reported from Laurel, Meridian, 
and West Point. 
LIMA BEAN POD BORER ( Etiella zinckenella Treit. ) 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (October 10): "Destroyed 50 percent of lima bean pods 
in Garland, Dallas County. 
PEAS 
BEET ARMY'VORM ( Laphygma exigua Hbn. ) 
California. J. C. Elmore (October 21): Has been very destructive to young 
pea plants at Riverside. The plants were entirely destroyed in parts of 
, one field. This damage is associated with high temperature (100°F. on 
October 21). 
CABBAGE 
DIAMONDBACK MOTH ( Plutella maculipcnnis Curt . ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (October 26): A few' larvae of the 
diamondbacked moth are beginning to appear in some fields of kale and 
