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Wisconsin J. E» Dudley, Jr. (June 7): Thrips are attacking onion in parts 
of Racine County. They are more abundant in certain sections. 
The season is late, there is considerable rain, and the temperature 
is below normal. Onions are much smaller than normal and maggots 
are developing as rapidly as in a normal season; consequently damage 
to small onions is considerably greater than usual. 
Illinois Chas . C. Compton (June 12): The onion maggot is much more severe 
this year than last. Onions grown for sets are suffering most. 
At this time the injury is just beginning to show up in the Chicago 
district. 
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CUTWORMS ( Euxoa sp .) 
J. J. Davis (June 15): Cutworms were received on June 5 from Akron, 
where they were reported as destroying onions on a large scale. 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
F, H„ Bond (June 18): Considerable injury to onions on a bed of 
comparatively new muck was noted June 13 in Oswego County. Wire- 
worms were found under plants in many cases, but it is not absolutely 
certain that they were the cause. 
Fred Maw (May): Do you know of any way to get rid of wireworas? 
Pheletes s p. are eating up the onion crop at Meridian. 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
BLACK SWALLOW-TAIL BUTTERFLIES ( Paoilio nolvxenes Fab.) 
A. G. Newhall (June 18): These butterflies are common on the muck 
where celery is grown and injury may, therefore, be expected later 
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GARDEN WEBWORM ( Loxostege similalis Guen.) 
Ne $i e F. Howard (June 11): This pest is abundant on sugar beets 
and Swiss chard in the Birmingham district. 
GREEN FLEA-BEETLE ( Disonvcha sp. n.) 
R. E. Danfo rth (May 19): The new green flea-beetle with orange 
prothorax, Disonvcha sp. n., common on beets and chard, is also 
attacking white potatoes and turnip leaves. 
SPINACH LEAF-MINER ( Pegomvia hvoscvami Pans .) 
W, D. Mills (June 9): This insect is becoming rather abundant on 
both spinach and beets, and it was also found to a considerable 
extent on Rum ex acetosa in Nassau County. 
