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CITRUS 
CITRUS WHITEFLY ( Dialeur odes citri Riley & Hon. ) 
Florida. J. R« Watson (September 23): 'The fall "brood of whiteflies is on 
the wing, a little later than "usual and in about normal numbers. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 23)': A very heavy flight of whiteflies was 
reported at Hattiesburg on September 11. These insects were also re- 
ported very abundant at Wiggins by inspector J. P. Kislanko September 10 
and by inspector G-. L. Bond at Moss Point. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECTS ■ 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliquus Gyll.) 
Mississippi. M. L. Grimes (September 21): Injury to turnips has been ob- 
served at Meridian. This is rather early for such injury. 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
South Caroline. W. C. Hetties (September IS): Specimens of blister beetles 
(Ep icauta pennsylvanica DeG.) were submitted from soybeans, tomatoes, 
and late Irish potatoes late in August. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 23): The blister beetles, especially 
E. vittata Fab. , are troublesome to tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (September 23): E. lemniscata Fab. 
was abundant in Tate County and E. cinerea marginata Fab. was damaging 
eggplants in Rankin County on September 11. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (September IS): Much damage done to most gar- 
den crops, potato, alfalfa, sweetclover , and caragana and ash trees in 
the western two-thirds of South Dakota by many species of blister beetles, 
but is not as severe as in 123^ • 
STRIPED 'FLEA BEETLE ( Phyllotr eta vittata Fab. ) 
Louisiana. W. S. Hinds (September 25): Adults have been exceedingly abun- 
dant on young mustard and turnips. 
CARROT BEETLE (Li gyrus gibb osus DeG.) 
Washington. R. S. Lehman (September 21): Adults are cutting off the roots 
of lettuce plants at Walla Walla. The extent of the damage is about 3 
to 5 percent and is much greater than in previous years. Practically all 
lettuce fields in this locality show some damage as a result of feeding. 
California. R. E. Campbell (September 20): This insect is reported to be 
