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Mississippi 
TRUCK- CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE UEETIL ( Listroderes obliguus C-yll . ) 
J. M. Robinson (February 23): The vegetable weevil is re- 
ported on lettuce and turnips at Petrey, and on turnips at 
Flov/erton, Auburn, and Evergreen. 
M. M. High (January 8): During the past days the weevil has 
"been found in the following counties: Itawamba, Union, 
Prentiss, and Tishomingo. The weevil has been found breed- 
ing on two wild plants not heretofore recorded. 
C. Lyle (February 22): These larvae have probably attracted 
more attention in ,r ississiTru during 1932 than any other in- 
sect, complaints of serious damage to turnips, collards, cab- 
bage, onions, and other garden crops having been received dur- 
ing January and Februar/. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata: Eab.) 
H. G. 'Jailer (February 26): The spotted cucumber beetle has 
been more or less active on warm days in an alfalfa field at 
the Virginia Truck Experiment Station during January and 
February. 
A. Lutlccn (February 22): Spotted cucumber beetles are 
moderately abundant in general. 
J. H. Tenhet- (January 15): This cucunber beetle has been 
unusually abundant and active all fall and v-inter at Fairfax. 
Apparently it has not gone into winter quarters at all, as 
it has bech^observed almost every week since September. Dur- 
ing the early fall, autumn flowers - chrysanthemums, Michael- 
mas daisies, etc. were severely injured. At present, all 
garden crops are being more or less injured. Strawberry 
blossoms are also being injured by them. 
BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Diabrotica balteata Lee.) 
South Carolina A. Lutlccn (February 22): D. balteata is moderately abund- 
ant on turnips in Colleton County. 
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H. Dietrich (Fcbrua.ry 21): The banded cucumber beetle has 
been active all winter in George, Greene, and Perry Counties, 
nearly as common a,s D. duodecimpunctata . This beetle «?as not 
observed during the two previous winters. 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata Fab.) 
C. Lyle and assistants (Februa-ry): The striped cucumber 
beetle was re-oorted as very abundant at C-ulfport, February 
15, and moderately abundant at Meridian, February 20. 
(Abstract, G. M. ) 
