pcrted from Louisiana, across the river, to these properties. In Hancock 
County, Mississippi^ at present only five farms are kabwn to be infested 
with weevils, .whereas almost 200 had previously been infested, 
" In Mobile County, Alabai2a, only eight properties have been found 
infested in the 1S28 crop, while more than 100 farms were infested previously. 
In Baldwin County, Alabama, where approximately 70 farms were once 
infested no weevils were found during 1928," (K. L. Cockerham, Bxireau of 
Entomology, U. S. D» A^) ■ . ' 
SOD T7EB":70EI;I - . . ; 
About the middle of May sod webwomis (Crambus spp.) were reported 
from centtal Indiana and were damaging corn in parts of Iowa. During 
June reports of considerable damage to com, in some cases reqm±ring 
replan;^ing, were reported from Ohio, the greater part of Indiana, and 
Illinois. In the last-named State they were said to be more serious than 
in many grears. Reports of less extensive injury were received from Wiscon- 
sin, southern Iowa, and Nebraska, 
BEET LEAEHOPPSR 
"During the season of 1928 the beet leafhopper (Eutettix tenellus 
Baker) was abundant in Utah, and cvirly-top was correspondingly prevalent. 
The severity of the damage varied greatly in different areas. Cache 
Valley and Utah County suffering, in general , only moderate damage, while 
some areas sioffered considerable loss.' Because of the serious loss from 
curly-top in past years, no beets were planted at Cache Juntion, Grants- 
ville, Leamington, Lynndyl, McCormicls, and Mills, and mai^ localities 
planted a smaller acreage than has been customary. Shortage of irrigation 
water and lack of summer rains were contributing factors to ttie reduced 
beet tonnage and to the pronounced curly-top symptoas." (G-» Knowlton, 
Utah Agr, Exp. Sta.). 
VEGETABLE '.TEE VI L 
"The vegetable weevil (Li stroderes obliquus Gyll.) has continued 
to move northward but its progreset Ixx spreading the past year has not been 
so rapid as in some former years. The we'evril is now known to occur in 7 
counties in Alabama, iB parishes in Louisiana, 2 counties in Florida, and 
40 counties in Mississippi. It is possible that the distribution is larger 
than here given, since it has been possible to do only a limited amount 
of scouting. The weevil was found j.n larger numbers during the summer 
months the past year than ever bef oqre, . with the exception of some isolated 
localities along the coast v;here it was less plentiful than last year," 
(M» High, Bureau of Entomology, U. S, D. A^) 
VELVET BEAIT CATERPILLAR 
The velvet bean caterpillar (Anticarsia ^^emmatilis Hbn, ) was 
reported for the first time as a primary pest of peanuts, in Florida, It 
