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KOP FLEA EEETLE ( Psylliodes punctulata Melshb. ) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (October 28): A black flea beetle, P. punctu - 
lata , ^as abundant in the sugar-beet fields of northern Utah 
during the spring of 1929, and in many cases held back the de- 
velopment of young beets just as they were coming through the 
ground. 
LETTUCE 
POPLAR LEA? STEM GALL ( Pemphigus populitransversus Riley) 
California E. 0. Essig (October 7): This insect appeared in great num- 
bers on the roots of lettuce in large commercial plantings in 
Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties in May, June, July, and 
August. Ringed forms appeared in August. 
CM33AGS LOOPER ( Autographa , brassicae Riley) 
Arizona C. L. Barnes (October 23): The fail lettuce crop in the 
Salt River Valley has been considerably damaged. It is esti- 
mated that the damage, considering the crop as a v;hole, is from 
10 to 20 per cent. In some fields the damage ranges from 10 
to 50 per cent. 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assimills Fab.) 
Arizona 0. L. 3arnes (October 23): Some iniury has been reported 
to young lettuce in the S a lt River Valley during the past 
month. The soecies, I believe, is G. assimilis . 
SOUTHER IT F I S L .D ,- C R P INSECTS 
COT I CM 
PIMK BOLL 'TQRM ( rsctinoohora fross-yoiclla Saund.) 
•izon U. S. D. A. ?r:.ss release, October 31: The recent discovery 
of the pink boll worm near Phoenix has resulted in enlar^ - 
mont of the area under Federal quarantine on account of this 
pest, says Secretary Hyde of the U. 3. Department of Agri- 
culture- Maricopa and Pinal Counties have been added to the 
quarantine area, making a total of five counties -ithin the 
regulated area in Ariz°^a« 
Enlargement of the quarantine area in Texas and New Mexico 
- ? as not necessary. The effect of the extension of the quar- 
antine to the added Arizona counties is to restrict the 
interstate movement of cotton and certain articles from 
these counties. 
