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of Griffin, in a letter dated November 15. He stated that this insect 
had been very destructive during the season. December 1 he sent 
specimens, and stated that the insect had cost some of his neigh- 
bors several hundred dollars, the larvae having simply eaten the buds 
from all the ruta-bagas and turnips in the settlement, causing the 
plants to rot and fail to develop roots. May 7, 1900, Mr. J. H. 
Heard, Montreal, Ga., wrote that this webworm had made its appear- 
ance in his vicinity the previous year. 
During 1901 Mr. W. M. Scott, State entomologist, Atlanta, Ga., 
wrote, July 1, that this species was still prevalent in southern Georgia. 
During 1900 it appeared in injurious numbers at Augusta, Tifton, 
Albany, Marshallville, Fort Valley, and Meansville, its occurrence in 
these localities indicating that it was generally distributed throughout 
the southern part of that State. A Mr. Long, Leesburg, Ga., had 
informed Mr. Scott that only the week before writing this webworm 
had practically precluded the possibility of growing late cruciferous 
vegetables in that section. In 1900 his crop of late turnips was 
entirely destroyed by this pest as if by fire. October 28 Mr. H. Walter 
McWilliams reported this species still present at Griffin, Ga., and 
likely to remain. It devoured cabbage, ruta-baga, turnip, rape, etc. 
He had tried several mixtures, but without any noticeable good effects. 
November 9 Miss Blanche Dix sent larvae of this species from Beech 
Island, S. C. In an earlier letter she referred to having observed this 
species present on cruciferous crop plants in that locality. 
THE RED TURNIP BEETLE. 
(Entomoscelis adonidis Pall.) 
In a letter dated March 9, 1900, Mr. Percy B. Gregson, Waghorn, 
Alberta, Northwest Territory, wrote that this species was very abun- 
dant in several districts in his vicinity, and that even so late as Octo- 
ber, 1899, he had letters from farmers complaining of it. June 29 our 
correspondent sent specimens of the beetles noticed in coitu at the time 
of gathering them, and when they reached this office July 9, eggs 
were found in the soil in which they had been packed. In 1901 this 
insect was also troublesome in the same region. 
This species is occasionally troublesome through its ravages on tur- 
nip, cabbage, and other crucifers in the Northwest. Up to date, how- 
ever, it has attracted little or no attention in the United States, 
receiving frequent mention, however, in different Canadian publica- 
tions, chiefly by Dr. James Fletcher, in his annual reports as Entom- 
ologist and Botanist of the Dominion of Canada. 
DESCRIPTIVE. 
The beetle.— The adult of this insect, as its common name would indi- 
cate, is red; at first glance nearly scarlet. The under surface of the 
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