Texas 
Texas 
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F. L. Ihomas (April 25): Practically no flea hopper infesta- 
tion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and very little arc-tend 
Corpus Christi. 
F. L. Thomas (April lo) : Since April 1, the number of cotton 
flea hoppers hatching from the overwintering eggs has greatly 
decreased and apparently the spring emergence of thishinsect 
is practically completed. In this section of 'the State adult 
cotton flea hoppers are nor common in th.; field and egg-'J.ayir. 
is well under way in weeds, especially in evening primrose. 
a "brief survey of severs] cotton fields in the Rio Grande 
Valley or. Apr£l lU the 15 showed practically no infestation of 
the cotton flea hopper. At present it appears that the injury 
"by this insect will nut he as great as it was last year , al- 
though localized infestations will likely occur in fields where 
the spring weed food plants are not destroyed. 
TOBACCO 
Connecticut 
Florida 
Florida 
Louisiana 
GARDEN SPRING-TAIL ( Smlnthurus h ortensi s Fitch) 
T7. E. Britton (April 20): Large numbers of springtails feed- 
ing on young plants in seed beds. Frequently troublesome in 
preceding years. Reported from Hockanma, East Hartford. 
GR AS SHOPPER S ( Acrid i i dae ) 
F. S. -Chamberlin (April 5) : Fewly set tobacco- plants are 
being infested with young hoppers which are unusually abundant 
for this season in Gadsden County. 
POTATO TUBER TOM ( Phthor imaea opercul e lla . Zell.) 
F. S. Chamber 1 in (April 25): Split worms are more abundant in 
Gadsden County than usual this spring. The larvae frequently 
work into the buds of small tobacco pi ants, causing considerable 
injury. 
RICE 
StJQAECAHE BEETLE (S uetheola rugiccos Lee. ) 
J. W. -^ngram (April 21): The sugarcane beetle has been found 
injuring rice in all unflooded fields examined during the month. 
In no field in the vicinity of Crowley has the damage amounted 
to as much as 1 per cent of the stand of rice. A letter was re- 
cently received from Sulphur, stating that the rice near the 
Texas line was "suffering severely" from this beetle gnawing 
the unflooded plants beneath the surface of the soil. 
