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abundantly in grass ground, has been reported as injuring 
severely the fruit of the strawberry in areas where the ground 
is heavily mulched with pine straw, and also injuring lettuce 
in gardens particularly where the garden is kept w£ll sprayed. 
ASE&BAGUS 
TC-MAEXSD CU3E70BM (Agrotis unicolor Walk. ) 
Illinois . U» P. Fl:_nt (-April 18): TO-marked cutwornBhave been observed 
injuring asparagus. Most of the injury is occasioned by small 
holes eaten in the growing tip of the asparagus shoots. Two 
per cent injury was observed in one patch, which would mean a 
much higher percentage of injury for a total crop of the season. 
BEANS,, 
MEXICAN BEAU BEETLE ( Epijachna corrupta Muls. ) 
Alabama Li W» Brannon (April 15): The first Mexican bean beetle of the 
season was f ottnd feeding on bean leaves in the East Lake trucking 
section on March 31. The first egg mass was found in the field 
on April 8. During the 1926 season the first bean beetle was 
found active in the field on April 12, which is about t^o weeks 
later than this season. Up to this date, the results of the 
emergence of beetles from the hibernation cage indicate that 
the survival will be high since 11.3 per cent have emerged. 
BEAN LEAF BEETLE ( Cerotoma trifurcata Forst. ) 
Alabama L* 1T« Brannon (April 15): Adults of this species are doing 
considerable damage to young beans in the Birmingham district* 
They are appearing in larger numbers than at the beginning of 
last season. 
GARDEN SLUG ( Agriolimax agrestis L. ) 
Mississippi B* W. Earned (April 25): Slugs were reported as injuring bean 
plants in Amite County on March 29, (Specimens identified by 
the Division of Mollusks of the National Museum.) 
PEAS 
PEA APHID (Illinois, pisi Kalt. )? 
Arizona Arizona News Letter (Vol. 5, No. 2, February 28,1927): The 
large green pea aphid has been found in many of the fields of 
winter peas. This insect caused some damage during the spring 
of 1926, and the present outlook is not encouraging. Many of 
the growers have been using the nicotine dust preparations in 
