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Spilosoma virginica. — Larvae exceedingly abundant in June and was 

 a serious cabbage pest. These larvce were also very destructive to 

 young peas, and were also observed feeding on the foliage of the goose- 

 berry. During September, 1888, these caterpillars were observed feed- 

 ing on the silk of corn and on the leaves of the cotton plant. 



Mamestra picta. — Larvte observed during September, 1888, denuding 

 the ears of growing corn of their silk. 



Agrotis saucia.— In St. Francis County, Arkansas, early in May, 

 1888, the larvae were excessively abundant in fields of potatoes, where, 

 in connection with the following species, they committed serious depre- 

 dations by devouring the foliage. They did not appear to attack the 

 stems, although at the same time, in gardens, they were cutting off 

 both cabbage and tomato plants. 



Prodenia lineateUa. — On April 25, 1888, the larvae were observed in 

 considerable numbers in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, depredating upon 

 young corn. They varied in length from one-fourth to a full inch, the 

 smaller individuals being engaged in eating the parenchyma from the 

 lower leaves, while the larger individuals seemed to have crawled up 

 the plant and made their way down the " spindle" among the unfolding 

 leaves, and were eating out elongate holes in those which were the 

 youngest and most tender. The following day we found them engaged 

 in riddling the leaves of cabbage in gardens. A few days later, in St. 

 Francis County, Arkansas, associated with the jireceding and in about 

 equal numbers, they were ravaging fields of potatoes, not attacking 

 the stalk, but eating every vestige of a leaf from them. On June 26 

 of same year, in the vicinity of La Fayette, Ind., several young larvae 

 were observed feeding on the parenchyma of the leaves of wheat in 

 fields, and a few days later a much larger individual was observed eating 

 into the head of an early set cabbage. Still later they were found on 

 late planted corn feeding on the foliage. 



Pionea rimosalis larvae were observed near Mitchell, Lawrence County, 

 destroying cabbage in the garden of Mr. J. A. Burton. They were 

 abundant and working serious injury. 



Silpha incvqualis. — While I do not present this as a garden pest, any 

 facts relating to the vegetal food habits of members of this genus of 

 beetles can not fail to be of interest. For myself, until this season, not 

 a single member of the genus has been taken under circumstances 

 which would indicate other than a diet of decaying animal matter. On 

 June 18, in a small decomposing head of cabbage, in a garden, I found 

 one of these beetles under circumstances which strongly indicated that 

 it was feeding upon the diseased tissue. 



Systena hlanda. — In June of present year these beetles seriously dam- 

 aged a small field of beets on the grounds of the Indiana Experiment 

 Station by riddling the leaves with holes to such an extent that the 

 foliage was well nigh destroyed. 



Diahrotica vitiata. — These beetles were excessively abundant the 

 present season, and varied their usual food by devouring the silk of 



