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TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
POTATO BEETLE ( Loptinotarsa decemlineata Say) 
T. H. Jones (March 13). "Mr. R. W. Axt observed beetles recently among 
seed potatoes at planting time. Without doubt these entered the con- 
tainers in the field or a near-by shed." 
SEED-CORN IIAGGOT ( Hylemyia cilicrura Rond.) 
T» H. Jones (December 16, 1921). "Under date of December 18 Mr. Foulks 
wrote 'The maggots are beginning to work on my cabbage crop and I feel 
a little uneasy about them. ' No specimens of the maggots were sent but 
I am of the opinion that they probably were this species, which has 
caused some damage on this truck farm in previous years." 
R. W. Leiby (March 6). "A letter from Mr. D. C. McCotter of Cash Cor- 
ner, Pamlico County, says: *I am sending you, under separate cover, 
specimens of seed potatoes snowing the same maggot worm that attacked 
the crop last season. It has appeared again this season and is likely 
to do as great damage to the crop as it did last year. The specimens 
I am sending you have been in the ground about three weeks. The last 
planting has not yet been attacked but I am fearful that it will be in 
a short time. I have about 100 acres already planted and about the 
same acreage to plant. Have stopped planting until you can send a man 
here to assist me in arranging some solution of this matter to see if 
the seed can not be treated in some way before planting. Unless some- 
thing is done right away, the crop will most certainly be a failure.' 
On the same date a telegram was received from Mr. ¥♦ L. Standi, Sec- 
retary of the Chamber of Commerce of Beaufort, which read as follows: 
'Irish potatoes that have been planted are being attacked by a maggot 
in Carteret County. Please advise at once what to do or send man to 
investigate. Only a small part of crop planted. If seed can be treat- 
ed wire formulae. Prompt action must be taken.'" 
J. M. Robinson (March 15). "This insect was reported here about March 
5, the maggots being about half grown, and we are attempting to check 
up on the life history here at Auburn," 
CORN EAR-WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta Jab.) 
R» K. Van Zwaluwenburg (January 14) . "The tomato fruitworm has not 
showed up yet in this part of the State of Sinaloa in any numbers. 
Only a few eggs have been found so far this season. Two years ago 
this insect practically ruined the crop in the Culiacan district in 
February, March, and April. I am informed that there are between 
7,600 and 7,800 acres of tomatoes planted on this coast between 
Nayarat and the south Sonora line, equivalent to about 5,500 acres in 
good condition. The crop began to move about the middle of January 
and will continue into April if the market holds." 
