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J. P. Kislanko (May): The onion thrips caused severe injury 
to onion slants in Wiggins. On May 9 onion foliage had the ap- 
pearance of having "been turned. Upon closer examination a 
heavy infestation of thri-os was noticed. 
A CAPSID ( Qrthotylus t ran slue ens Tuc 1 -. ) 
Illinois j. h. Bigger (May 18): Onion capsids are destroying many 
onion -catches in home gardens in Greene and Morgan Counties. 
SWEET CORN 
BEET ARM Y^O R' ' ( LaT>h.ygna- ■ exigua flbn . ) 
California R. E. Camnbell (April 15): Young sweet corn about 1 foot 
high is being attacked by larvae in Los Angeles County. In- 
festation is scattering and the corn is outgrowing the damage. 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY WEEVIL ( Anthonomus signatus Say) 
New York BT. Y. State Coll. Agr. , ..Weekly News Letter (May 23): Straw- 
berry weevil injury was observed May 20 in Dutchess County. 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas (May 18): The new generation of strawberry 
weevils began emerging in considerable numbers today. The 
overwintering generation is dying off rapidly. 
C. K. Brannon (April 30): Dewberries in Cumberland County 
are being very severely injured by attacks of the strawberry 
weevil. 
COWPEi CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus aeneus Boh.) 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas (May 6): In examining strawberry -olants set 
after a cron of cowpeps last summer, it was observed that 
the .^dult cow-eea pod weevil occasionally was found feeding 
on ripe fruit. No volunteer cowpeas or other normal food 
plants were available at the time at Chadbourn. 
A ROOT WEEVIL ( Dyslobus §p. ) 
Oregon D. C. Mote (April 21): Dyslobus weevils were found feeding 
on and defoliating gooseberry shoots, near Dallas, on March 
23, (D. C. "'.) Dyslobus weevils were laying eggs in field 
A-orU 14 (K. W. Gray). 
