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California R. E. Campbell (April 6): Counts of 10 foot of row showed an 
aver- ago of from 1 to 40 aphids, with an average for the entire 
IpOO acres of 5 per 10 feet of rev. in the Santa Clara Valley. 
Coccinollids and a few syrphids were observed, but there was not 
much activity as yet. 
LETTUCE 
A MYRI0P0D (Probably Scolopendreila so.) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (April 23): A species of a myriopod, probably 
Scolopendrei la- sp., was first reported damaging lettuce in green- 
houses by eating roots, at Indianapolis, January 8. Considerable 
damage was reported in this greenhouse, ard reports from other 
sections of the State indicate similar injury in other localities. 
A SCAVENGER BEETLE (Trox. suberosus Fab.) 
Indiana H. F< Dietz (April 22) : A scavenger oeetle has been sent into 
this office for identification from Greencastle where it occuri^ 
in large numbers in the soil of lettuce houses. The lettuce 
grower informs us that the adult beetles also feed on the leaves 
of lettuce at night. Poisoned bran bait is being tried as a 
co nt ro 1 . 
RHUBARB 
A LE;^ BEETLE ( Gas tro idea aenea Melsh.) 
Nebraska K. h. Swenk (April 21): From Merrill County ccmes a report that 
during the third week in April rhubarb plants in a garden had the 
new leaves covered with a leaf-beetle, which threatened to do 
serious injury to the rhubarb leaves. 
BESTS 
BEET-ROOT APKID ( Pem phig us betae Doane) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (April 4-): Pemphigus betae numerous, wintering 
over in certain beet fields where they were cad last year in 
Cache County . 
SOUTHERN FIELD-CROP INSECTS 
COTTON 
EOLL WEEVIL ( Anthonocus g rand is Boh.) 
Texas T. C. Barber (April 17): The ooll weevil has oesn reported frcr 
the Lower Rio Grande Valley as having oeen found in a number of 
fields during the past three or four dajs in the localities cf 
San Benito, Rio Hondo, and Los Indios . Found the first adults 
I have seen in the Brownsville section today. Cotton is very 
backward, being nearly a month late duo to a cold and unfavorable 
spring. 
