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W. E. Hinds (February 17): The Australian tomato weevil larvae 
were very abundant and seriously injuring crops of carrots, 
shallots, etc., around Destrehan and St. Rose during the last 
week of January. Control by dusting with calcium arsenate was 
satisfactory on carrots and exposed leaf areas while applications 
of sodium silicofluoride with 10 per cent hydrated lime appeared 
to kill not only the larvae that were on the exposed surface of 
shallot leaves but even those which had burrowed in and were en- 
tirely concealed within the leaf. 
WAVY STRIPED FLEA BEETLE ( Phyllotreta sinuata Steph. ) 
M. D. Leonard (October 7) : About an acre of young plants of 
turnips at Arcadia were being badly damaged, the leaves being 
riddled with holes. 
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STRAWBERRY 
STRaVffiERRY ROOT YJEEVIL ( Brachyrhinus ovatus L. ) 
D. C. Mote (February 23): On February 9 we found overwintering 
adults of Brachyrhinus ovatus . " e examined about 6 plants in a 
U-acre field and found from three to five live wee-ils to a 
plant. Vie also found the immature larvae in the soil near the 
fibrous roots. Every plant we examined also contained the larval 
stage of the crown moth, ^~eria rutilans Ky.Ed. 
A PLMUT BUG- (Pamera gP. ) 
J. R. 7/atson (February 15) : Unusually dry weather during Jan- 
uary and the first half of February caused considerable trouble 
on strawberries by this species. It is unusually troublesome to 
strawberries in late spring (April and May), but seldom gets 
abundant at this time of the year. 
RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus sp. ) 
J. R. Mat son (February 15): Unusually dry weather during Jan- 
uary and the first half of February caused considerable trouble 
on strawberries from red spiders. These spiders are unusually 
troublesome to strawberries in late spring (April and May), but 
seldom get abundant at this time of the year. 
M. E. Hinds (February 17): Red spiders are exceptionally abun- 
dant, as winter host plants have not been killed. Damage to 
strawberries from red spider attack is greater than usual. 
