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C03E HAS '.703:! ( Hello this obsoleta Fab.) 
Florida E. T >7. Berger and C-. 3. Merrill (February 22): A few specimens 
were collected and reared from among the oases of the leaves, 
next to the core of loosely- growing head-lettuce (Iceberg). Saw 
no signs of "boring through leaves "but evidently crawled in among 
leaves to cores. 
ST3XT3E33Y 
ST3AV73ER3Y PAMEBA ( Qrthaea vine t a Say) 
Florida J. 3. '.Tat son (February 23): The pamera, that we do not ordi- 
narily expect until April, has been troubling us all winter. 
CHASE FLIES (Tipulldae) 
Oregon J. V'ilcox and i7. \J. Baker (November 19, 1931): Lar\ r ae about 
I3 inches long found right down in the roots of strawberry plants; 
from 2 to 16 per plant. Some evidence of the smaller roots being 
eaten but did not appear to be serious. Another infestation at 
Lexington was examined but the plants were so heavily infested 
with the root weevils Br achyrhi nus ovp.tus L. and 3. rugosostriatus 
Goeze that it was i^uossible to tell whether the tipulids were 
doing injury or not. 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE .( Epitrix -oarvula Fab . ) 
North Carolina Z. P. Mctcalf (February 26): The tobacco flea beetle is very 
abundant in tobacco beds in the eastern half of the State. It 
is more abundant and destructive than I have seen it in a number 
of years. 
Alabama X. L. Cockerham (February 25): The tobacco flea beetle was 
observed to be quite numerous on volunteer Irish -ootato plants 
at Foley on this date. 
