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TOMATO PINWORM ( Gnorimoschema lycop^rsicella Rusck) 
California, J. C. Elmore (March 11); In the Santa Ana district 217 moths 
were collected from 8 piles of old tomato plants, the piles being 3 by 4 
feet in area. These plants were piled up about January 17* Adults 
were collected from cages set over the material. In the same area a 
large pile of tomato plants which were taken from the field November 2, 
1934> wa ~ still harboring pinworm moths, 7 moths being taken from 3^ square 
feet. Tomato plants set out under paper caps on February 1 were pushing 
through the paper by March 11, Five hundred acres of tomatoes in the Santa 
Ana district are at this stage of development, A general field exami- 
nation was made in the San Juan Capistrano district March 13 and 55 acres 
of tomatoes under half paper caps were found to be infested. There were 
150 acres of tomatoes set out under paper in this locality on February 1, 
TOMATO PSYLLID ( Paratrioza cockerelli Sulc) 
Arizona, V, E, Romney (February): During February adults and eggs were 
found on four additional species of Lycium , L» fremonti , L. exsertum , L,, 
parishii , and L, calif ornicum were found to harbor a few potato psyilids, 
but not to such an extent as in L« andersonii . The first brood of psyl- 
lids for the current season was completed by the latter part of February, 
The nympaspresent were small ones that had recently hatched. The number 
of eggs now present on L, andersonii is very Ihigh, although coccinellid 
and chrysopid larvae have been noticed on the bushes, 
PEAS 
PEA APHID ( Illinois pisi Kalt.) 
California, R, E, Campbell (March l8): The pea aphid is doing considerable 
damage to market peas in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, One 
100-acre field observed will be a total loss unless the aphids are de- 
stroyed. Recent rains have promoted the aphid fungus in some fields and 
syrphid larvae are numerous, but any reduction in the number of aphids by 
these natural enemies usually occurs after^ considerable damage has been 
done. The Tacific Rural Press of March lb reports as follows: "Pea 
growers in the Milpitas district are threatened with heavy losses by aphids, 
and a scout has been sent to the Sierra Nevada 3 to procure 2 tons of lady- 
bugs to attack and destroy the aphid horde," 
CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE VORM ( Ascia rapae L, ) 
Virginia, H. G„ Walker (March 23): Imported cabbage butterflies have been 
active in kale ana collard fields at Norfolk for some time, 
Tennessee, G. M. Bentley (March): Generally distributed over eastern Tennes- 
see, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): Inspector N. D. Peets reports medium damage 
