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further decreasing the numbers of the insect, nnder* these peculiar 

 conditions, by destroying as much of the vohinteer wheat as possible, 

 is self-evident. In the laboratory flies emerged between October 18 

 and 30 from infested stubble collected at Halls, Ga. (approximatel}'^ 

 o4° 20' north latitude; elevation 790 feet). In a season of normal 

 rainfall we anticipate that the date of emergence will be several 

 da^^s earlier. 



Dkitra-a saccJuiralk Fab., after having remained in the background 

 for several years, came prominently to the front near Hawkinsville 

 during early summer, and did considerable damage to corn oA'er a 

 small area. Liciyrvs ru<iicep>< Lee. appeared as a destrnctive enemy 

 to corn near Canton, in the northern part of the State. 



Crijptocephalus ol^ioJctus, Germ., known locally as the " Lincoln 

 Jnig,"' has become a rather serious pest to collards in middle Georgia. 



Among the interesting cases in which a species rapidly disappears 

 or becomes greatly depleted in numbers we may record the case of 

 Tomneyella tur<iUla Ckll., Avhich in 11)00 was so abundant upon Marj- 

 nolia glauca and fnscatd at Thomasville as to thoroughly incrust 

 these trees and kill a considerable numl)er of them. During 1903 

 and 1904 it has been practically impossible to find even isolated 

 individuals of this scale in that locality. So far as known to the 

 Avriters no systematic treatment toward eradicating the pest has been 

 undertaken and parasitic insects were not noted in greater numbers 

 than are usually found upon other scale insects. 



During July Dr. John B. Smith, who was paying an entomological 

 visit- to Georgia, found the larva' of E phestia kuehn'iella Zell. feed- 

 ing in cotton-seed meal. 



Dynastes tityns Linn, caused consideral)le annoyance at Washing- 

 ton, Ga., by its abundance upon ash trees. 



During late summer and autuum the larva? of A-nisofa scnaforia, 

 S. & A. occurred very generally upon oak throughout the northern 

 part of the State. While the damage, both in cities and in the native 

 forests, was not excessive, still a great many trees were partially or 

 totally defoliated. 



Observations made upon the life histor}^ of MeJittki satyriniformis 

 Hiibn. show the supposition made by Professor Quamtance in 1899, 

 that this insect is double-brooded in Georgia." to be correct. In cen- 

 tral Georgia the second brood of adults emerged between July 1 and 

 15, 1904, with a few belated individuals coming out after the latter 

 date. Individuals may be found in the pupal stage during a period 

 of from three to foiu' weeks. 



OmorgKS {Campoplex) frumeiitdi-ii/s liond. has been reared from 



a Ga. Exp. Sla. Bui. No. 45. 



