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on the muck lands in Orleans County. In Wayne County, about William- 
son this insect was so very serious that many growers had decided 
about the middle of July to plov; up their onions and put in lato let- 
tuce. Rains in late July, however, helped the onion crop. During 
latter part cf July they seemed to be leaving the onions and attacking 
lettuce- and celery in nearby fields . A slight outbreak occurred in 
late July inKassau County, the insects attacki:ig onions, carrots, let- 
tuce, spinach, beans, and corn. Heavy rains in early August reduced 
this outbreak. 
7/isconsin S. E» Fracker. "More injurious the past three years thanpreviously 
ab o ut Milwauk e e . " 
YELL0W-3EAR CATERPILLAR ( Diacrisia virginica. Fab.) 
Delaware C. 0. Houghton (July 28), "Adults of the first brood are now emerging. 
The accumulated excess temperature to date is approximately one thou- 
sand degrees 
ONION MAGGOT ( Hylemyia antiqua IleigQ 
Colorado C P. Gillette. "For a few years past radishes and onions in northern 
Colorado have suffered rather severely from maggots. Turnips are also 
being attacked to some extent in home gardens. For two or three years 
past in the Fort Collins s action onions have suffered a heavy percen- 
tage of loss. I have never had a complaint of maggots injuring or 
attacking cauliflower." 
BEETS AND SPINACH 
SUGAR-BEET WEBWORM (Lox ostege sticticalis L . ) 
Nebraska '.'.. H. Swenk (August 15) . "In the northern Platte Valley there was a 
plentiful flight of moths of the sugar-beet webwora during July and 
a necessity of fighting this pest by spraying developed during that 
month in the region mentioned. However, the outbreak is being suc- 
cessful!- repressed." 
Colorado C. P. Gillette. "The spring brood of moths of this insect appeared 
in moderately large numbers in most of the beet-growing sections cf 
eastern Colorado this year but the prompt action of the Sugar Compan- 
ies and the farmers with their power spraying outfits soon brought fne 
worms under control. As a result, only an occasional field, where - 
thorough spraying was not attendedto in time, was seriously injured. 
Paris green at the rate of 4 pounds per acre, as recommended by Mr. 
Asa Ilaxson, of the Great Western Sugar Companies, is very generally 
used and with very satisfactory results." 
