Insects of Vegetable Crops in Hawaii Today

Two years ago, almost to the day, Hawaii was attacked by Japan and the United States became actively involved in the war. The events which followed have forced on Hawaii the need for producing more of its food than it produced formerly—a necessity which has been accentuated by the increase in population through the influx of defense workers and service personnel. Because of these events, and because I have been activly engaged in advancing our knowledge of insects of food crops and their control, and in disseminating that knowledge to the public, it is perhaps natural that I should select for review "The present situation regarding insects of vegetable crops in Hawaii." The maritime strike of 1936 demonstrated the undue extent to which Hawaii was dependent on outside sources of foods. As a result the Hawaii Experiment Station at the University made a move to re-establish the positions of Plant Pathologist and Ent

Feeding Habits of the Tomato Bug, Cyrtopeltis (Engytatus) modestus (Distant), with Special Reference to the Feeding Lesion on Tomato

The present study concerns the feeding habits of the tomato bug, Cyrtopeltis (Engytatus) modestus (Distant), and the unusual feeding lesions produced on tomato plants. Existing information on the feeding habits and the taxonomic status of this insect have been incorporared in this bulletin. During the five-year period of this study, 1940-1945, the tomato bug was a serious pest of tomato in Hawaii and was difficult to control with the insecticides available at that time. At present it is effectively controlled by DDT