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TRUCK-CR.OP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliquus Gyll.) 
Alabama, J. M» Robinson (March 25): The vegetable weevil continues to be 
abundant in central and southern Alabama and is attacking vegetables in the 
Birmingham trucking area. 
Mississippi. M. M. High (March 7): The vegetable v/eevil is causing serious 
injury to turnips, carrots, and a number of other vegetables along the Gulf 
coast. The weevils became active about the middle of October and egg 
laying started the latter half of October. Heavy oviposition took place 
in November, December, January, and February. 
Co Lyle (March 22): Inspector N. D. Peets, of Brookhaven, states that 
carrots and turnips in his district have been rather heavily damaged by 
larvae, and inspector M. L.Grimes, of Meridian, reports that larvae and 
pupae are very abundant in the soil in certain gardens, although no vege- 
tables are present for the larvae to feed upon. 
Louisiana. P. K« Herrison (March 15): The vegetable weevil was causing 
slight injury to young cabbage plants near Westwego. 
CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spp.) 
Virginia. H, G. Walker (March 23): Twelve-spotted cucumber beetles (D, 
duodecimrunctata Fab.) were quite common in kale, collard, and spinach 
fields at Norfolk on March 21„ 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (March 13): Beetles (D. 12-punctata ) are common on 
rye and wild plum blossoms at Experiment. 
Florida. J 6 R. Watson (March 23): D. balteata Lee, is found on various 
crops well distributed over the State. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): Inspector Jack Milton, of Jackson, wrote 
on March 1°, as follows: "A truck-crop grower in Rankin County reports that 
the 12-spotted cucumber beetle is causing some injury to his plants." In- 
spector M. L.Grimes reports that he has observed these beetles on volunteer 
vegetables in the vicinity of Meridian. 
M» M. High (March 1): The southern corn root worm beetle was very 
abundant on turnip and other cruciferous crops along the Gulf coast during 
January and February. The belted cucumber beetle (D. balteata ) was fair- 
ly abundant in southern Mississippi on turnip, mustard, cabbage, and re- 
lated crops during February, 
SEED CORN MAGGOT ( Kylemyia cilicrura Rond.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (March 23): Adults of the seed corn maggot are very 
abundant in the Norfolk area. 
