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Plum curculio attacks are mentioned for the Ozark region of 

 Arkansas and Southern Indiana. 



The pear thrips continues its attacks in California, prunes being 

 largely affected. 



Cotton boll weevil reports come from Arkansas, southeastern Ala- 

 bama, southwestern Georgia and from Florida. Prodcnia oniithogalli, 

 D'uicrisia z'irgiuica and cutworms are injuring Texan cotton. 



While grasshoppers (Mclanoplus sp.) will apparently be especially 

 abundant in western Montana this season, it is thought that the in- 

 fested territory will not be so extensive as last year, as a large amount 

 of the then vacant land has been ploughed up. f'rom eastern Oregon 

 comes the report: "Will make May 11 our first big drive when we 

 expect out at least 500 people. Expect to mix and spread about 3000 

 pounds of poison then as aliout 300 acres of egg deposits will be 

 ready to treat. The hoppers are not leaving the egg beds to any ex- 

 tent yet, but remain massed up. In some places several acres will be 

 completely covered with hoj)pers, several deep." 



Injurious Insects of Great Abundance. — Among other injurious 

 insects special mention is made of the fall web worm in Florida and 

 the pecan nut case bearer (Acrobasis hcbcsccUa) in Texas, both on 

 pecans ; the blackhead fireworm on cranberry in Washington ; cut 

 worms in Texas on all kinds of plants, in Arizona, Oklahoma, Kan- 

 sas, Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and New 

 Jersey; the potato flea beetle (Epitrix cucnmcris Harr.) in many 

 localities; the larger stalk borer (Papaipcma nitcla Guen.) on tomato 

 in Mississippi; the asparagus beetle (Crioccns asparac/i L.) in Mary- 

 land and Virginia; mealy bugs (Psciidococcus) and Pnlvinaria sp. on 

 figs in Louisiana, the Argentine ant being a potent factor in the dis- 

 tribution of the mealy bugs; grain weevils {SUvanus surinamcnsis, 

 Calandria ory::ac) in warehouses in Oregon. The gipsy moth has 

 gained additional ground in Connecticut. 



A class in the Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation 

 composed of about forty members of the United States Bureau of 

 Entomology has been formed. The course of study will consist of 

 thirty or more lectures, about one-half hour in length, followed by 

 reviews of important publications. The course is principally aimed at 

 training a large group of men for army and municipal sanitary ento- 

 mology. The proceedings are mimeographed and will be sent to any 

 one desiring to enroll in the class. Teachers not now presenting 

 courses in this subject may possibly desire to give the course to 

 groups of advanced students. All correspondence should be addressed 

 to the class secretary, Jacob Kotinsky, Bureau of Entomology, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



