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Mississirroi 
Tennessee 
North Carolina 
South Carolina 
ELS/1 3EETLES (Halticinae) 
H. Dietrich (February 21): Pleabcetles ( Phyllotrcta binus - 
tulata Fab., P. vittata Fab., Systcna tneniata Say) v.'crc very 
abundant on young turnip greens at Lucedale on February 12 and 
did considerable damage by ea.ting the foliage full of holes. 
A BLISTER BZDTLD ( Meloe americanus Br. 5: Sr.) 
S. Marcovitch (January 18): This oil beetle, sent in from 
'Thitewell, was reported as attaching mustard. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( fly si us ericae Schill. ) 
7. J. Heid, jr. (February 21): The false chinch bug was 
found in moderate numbers on garden plantings of turnip and 
mustard. Approximately 25 per cent of the nlants were affected. 
A. Lutken (February 22): False chinch bugs are rbundant on 
truck" crons in the southeastern vnrt of the State. 
J. N. Tenliet (January 15): The false chinch bug is serious- 
ly injuring vegetables in several gardens around Fairfax. Let- 
tuce, cabbage, mustard, turnip, and carrot are known to have 
been attacked. Several plantings of mustard and turnip have 
been killed. 
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v7. J. Reid, jr. (February 19): An unusually heavy infesta- 
tion of the false chinch bug has caused serious injury to 
turnip and mustard in' garden and small-scale commercial plant- 
ings at Yi'-iycross. According to the growers the insect first 
appeared on the garden plants during the latter -cart of Decem- 
ber, and since that time the x^st has gradually increased in 
numbers and destructivencss; /'the early nlantings were entire- 
ly destroyed and were abandoned; The false chinch bug was taken 
from chickweed, life everlasting, sour dock, and grasses. 
C. Lyle and assistants (February): The false chinch bug was 
very abundant during the fall on truck cro-os, particularly 
turni-o; damage continued into January in Lauderdale, C-reen, 
and George' Counties. Specimens were received from Sturgis on 
February 4 with a renort that they were very abundant on tur- 
nips. (Abstract, G. ".). 
THREE- CORNERED 6LEALFA HOPPER (Stic toe ephal a festina Say) 
H. Dietrich (February 21): The three-cornered alfalfa hop- 
per has been active in numbers all v inter near Lucedale and 
at Merrill on turnips, collards, mustard greens, and peas. 
SF.DD CORN MAGGOT ( Hylemyia cilicrora Bond. ) 
K. L. Cockerham (February 25): This insect was found quite 
i orally over a 5-acre field of early planted corn at Foley. 
