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CABBAGE APHID ( 3revicoryne brassicae L. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (March 2U): The cabbage aphid is very scarce at 
Norfolk. 
Texas. S. 77. Clark (March 22): 3. brassicae is very abundant on late cabbage 
at Weslaco, in the lower Rio Grande Valley. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (March l6) : The cabbage aphid was extremely abundant 
on seedling cabbages in frames in the river-bottom area of south Fhoenix. 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE ( Crioceris asparagi L. ) 
South Carolina. W. C. Kettles (March 29): Injury by the asparagus beetle was 
observed as early as January in Dorchester County, in eastern South 
Carolina. 
California. J. Wilcox and M. W. Stone (March 18): Several adult beetles were 
taken from a few scattered new shoots in the field at Downey, Los 
Angeles County. No eggs or larvae were found. 
PEAS 
PEA APHID ( Illino is, pisi Kalt. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (March 25): Colonies of pea aphids becoming thick on 
terminals of Austrian winter pea. No damage apparent. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 22): Pea aphids have been rather abundant 
around Gainesville, Alachua County, in northeastern Florida. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (March l6): The pea aphid was found on some of the 
truck farms on the south-side river-bottom area. The pea vines were 
heavily infested in spots. This pest was not present on earlier peas 
examined 3 days ago west of Phoenix. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anasa tristis Deg. ) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (March l6): One adult squash bug was observed to be 
active at Logan. 
ONIONS 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watcon (March 22): Celery in the Sanford, Seminole County, 
district has been severely attacked by onion thrips. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (March 2U): T. t abaci is much more numerous now than 
last year and has increased during the winter. 
