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Sarasota County, Fla. Hoavy infestations of onions by this thrips were 
reported from southern Louisiana. 
The • winter has, in general, been favorable for the survival of beet 
leafhoppers in southern Idaho and southwestern Utah. About normal popula- 
tions entered hibernation last fall. 
Canker worms were generally abundant in Connecticut, New Jersey, 
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. 
An outbreak of buffalo gnats occurred in parts of the delta counties 
of Arkansas and Mississippi. 
