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Oregon 
Tennessee 
Alaoana 
Ivorth Carolina 
".TESTEHl' 5P0TTZD CUCIP3:3]R 32Z2hl (pi£broticrr soror L.) 
B. G. ThomTison (''arch 25): This species ha.s been out of 
v.'inter q'oarters since '■'[prch 1 and can be found generally in 
youn-; clover fields, but a-npear to be not as numerous as 
lost year. -S^iis are nov. bein,^: found in. the field. 
FLSA BEETLES (Halticina.e) 
C. Benton (Jebrua.rv) : Flea, beetles vere re-oorted injuring 
patches of turnir) greens at Fa.yett evi lie. 
J. Robinson (March 21): Zlea beetles vere found on 
s-^.all sv.'eet^otato -olants at Bay "'inette. 
SEEI> COE:^! ^"AGGOT ( Hyle-nyir. cilicrura Hond. ) 
A. Tho-nas (March 15): Bearing the early -oart of March 
adults Vers unusii^.lly .abundant in the fields in Chadbourn. . 
Larvae, nu-iae, and adults vere also abundant under canvas on 
tobacco beds. There vas ap;narcntly no inj^ary to the tobacco 
seedlinr^s. On both "oota.toes and s-prouting corn in the fields 
considerable damage is bcinr-: done at the -oresent time. 
South Carolina 
A. Lut'ccn (March 26): The seed- corn maggot is very abund-. 
ant . 
lissi ssi->oi 
Ala.bama 
Texas 
Worth Carolina, 
North Carolina 
C. Lylo and assistants (March): InJ^ory v.'as rc-oortod from 
several -ooints in the State; to onions at Sallis, bcaji seed 
at Meridian, and iris at Guliport. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
J. Robinson (March 21): Seed com ma..ggots arc moderate- 
ly ab^jnda.nt on seed -oota-tocs a,t Auburn. 
L. Thomas (Ma^rch 22): Tne seed com maggot is moderate- 
ly ,-bundant on 3T)inach in Crystal City. 
CrLHG-A ( Sca.-otori scus vicinus Scudd. ) 
T7. A. Tnomas (Ma.rch 1): 'The mole crickets are m.uch more 
destructive to tobacco seed beds than usual in Cha-dboum. On 
many of fie beds the soil has been thorou^ly pulverized and 
the youn,? -olants uprooted. 
]?.1LS? CrirCH BUG (iirsius ericae SchiU.) 
^7. .1. T>ioma,s (''arch 15): This insect r-.^s been unusually 
destructive to broccoli axid mustard jAiring the past month in 
Chadbo'orn, The infestation seemed to be m^och heavier on 
overwintering "olants than on the yovmg serine; cron. Cabbage 
and rutabaga tumi-os seem to have almost entirely esca-^ed 
injury by this insect. 
