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CUCUMBER 
. . NEMATODES 
Illinois C» C* Compton (March 20) : Eelworms were seriously damaging 
cucumbers at Kankakee* 
CANTELOUPE 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips tabaci Lind.) 
California R« E» Campbell (March l)» Several reports have been received 
during thebpast nonth of damage to young canteloupe vines under 
their frost protectors in the Imperial Valley. Growers are 
combating it with nicotine dust. No specimens have been seen, 
so the identifications have not been verified. 
LETTUCE 
. . COMMON FIELD CRICKET ( G-rvllus assirilis Fab.) 
California T« D. Urbahns (March 19): Heavy black soil about Hollister 
heavily infested with crickets, in all stages, very recently 
hatched to adults. The lettuce crop has been planted twice over 
a 60-acre patch and after starting to grow was corpletely 
destroyed each time by this cricket. It is now being planted 
for the third time. Applied poisoned bran mash on 60 acfces. 
Results are still questionable. Approximately 200 acfces are 
known to be infested* 
. . LEAFHOPPERS (Jassiiae) 
New Mexico R« L» Miidlebrook: Leafhoppers are very active and some complaint 
is coming in in regard to their activities on lettuce and late 
winter spinach. One of the most severe storms which we have 
had in this part of the country at this time of year occurred 
this week. The temperature iropped to 15°F« This froze 
practically all the lettuce and other green stuff which was 
up but had no appreciable effect upon the hoppers. 
SOUTHERN FIELD -CROP INSECTS 
COTTON 
BOLL '"EEVIL ( Anthonorus rtrandis Boh.) 
Louisiana B. R. Coad (Mirch 8): The regular annual examinations made by 
the Delta Laboratory have just 'ce3Ti completed. These examinations 
are made to ascertain percentage of succsssful hibernations of the 
boll weevil ana indicate^ that we may expect this spring a weevil 
emergence very much less than last year and probably slightly 
less than in 1916 and 1921. The emergence wili just about attain 
the ten-year average. 
Usually the wesvils die in about e^qual numbers during each 
of the winter months but during the past winter there was but 
little mortality until the February blizzard. This was 
