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Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 21): Onion plants showing injury "by Thrj-ps 
t abaci were received from Pascagoula, Jackson County, on January 3. 
RADISH 
FUMKJS GNATS (Sciaridae) 
Ohio. J. S. Houser (February): There have "been severe losses by sciarid 
larvae to radishes grown in greenhous.es, at Toledo, in which soil had 
been steam- sterilized. Probably introduced in manure. 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY PAM3RA (Orthaea vincta Say) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 20): The strawberry pamera, which was so de- 
structive last winter, has been giving trouble only in the southern part 
of the State around Plant City, but they're not nearly so bad as last 
year. ■ On the other hand, we have not had the foggy mornings that we had 
last winter, with the result that the entcmogenous fungi have not been 
nearly so much in evidence. In other words, they have been about a.s 
dormant as usual in the winter time. 
STRAWBERRY ROOT 3TEEVIL ( Brachyrhinus ovatus L. ) 
her York. S. W. Ha.rman (March l): The strawberry root weevil is moderately 
abundant in western Hew York. 
BEETS 
BEST LEAFHOOPSR ( Satettix tenellus Bah. ) 
Idaho. R. 7. Haegele (February 20): Weather conditions in southwestern Idaho 
in December probably increased greatly the winter mortality of the beet 
leafhopper. With the ground practically bare of snow cover and tempera- 
tures ranging from-— 10° F. to — 1^° F. , overwintering conditions Were ex- 
tremely unfavorable. Absence of snow with lower temperatures in southern 
Idaho during December made overwintering conditions unfavorable there 
also. During February, 1933, temperatures dropped to--15 a to~25 F. with 
a 6 to 8 inch covering of snow on the ground. Definite information re- 
garding winter mortality will be available in March from Dr. P. N. Annand 
of the Bureau. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (February 20): Beet leafhoppers are in hibernation in 
northern Utah. 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE ( Euitrix mrvula Fab. ) 
North Carolina. Z. P. Metcaif (February 21): The tobacco flea beetle is ap- 
parently abundant, having survived the winter in goodly numbers. 
