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Alabama 
Mississip yi 
Texas 
J, i.i. Robinson (October 21): Moderately abundant at Spring 
Hill, "spotted" over Mobile and Baldwin. 
R. 17. Harned and assistants (October): Reported as v„ry abun- 
dant in eastern Jackson, Yazoo, Stone, and Harrison Counties. 
FIRE ANT ( Solenopsis geminata Fab . ) 
S. >1. Clark (October 2): Very abundr-nt and doing commercial 
injury to considerable numbers of young citrus trees through- 
out the vzhole lower Rio Grande Valley. 
South Carolina 
Florida 
Mississippi 
Mississippi 
Mississip i. 
' Nebraska 
TRUCK..- CROP INSECTS 
SOUTHERN GREEN STINK FuG ( Nezara viridula L. ) 
M. H. Brunson (October): Very abundant on lima beans at 
Ridge land. 
F. S. Chamberlin (October 16): This insect is unusually 
abundant on all truck crops. Fields of turnips and okra are 
being entirely ruined in certain instances. 
P. H. Colmer (October 19): This insect has ruined most of 
the fall plantings of tomatoes in the southern part of Jackson 
County. 
BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLES (D iabrotica balteata Lee.) 
R. •;'. Harned- (October 29) : Specimens were found injuring 
snap beans at Church Hill on October 4. 
R. P. Colmer (October 15): Very abundant on tomatoes at 
Pascagoula. ; 
0. T. Deen (October 19): Very numerous and doing considerable 
damage to young turnips near Kiln, Hancock County. 
VEGETABLE TEE VI L ( Listroderes obliauus Gyll.) 
M. M. High (October 26): The vegetable weevil at Gulfoort is 
now becoming active, the first eggs of the season having^ been 
observed about the first of the month. The weevil is nor: known 
to occur in 35 counties in four southern States. 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assimilis Fab.) 
:.. H. Swenk (October 1): Crickets of this species were re- 
ported by a Custer County .correspondent as doing damage in his 
strawberry bed by eating the fruits at night. 
