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FULLER'S ROSE BEETLE ( Pantomorus godnani Crotch) 
North Carolina. D. L. Wray (August 29): Extensive damage noted in Wilmington, 
New Hanover County, on a "block of boxwood' in a nursery. Large areas, about 
one— eighth acre, almost completely defoliated by the adults. Large numbers 
could be collected by jarring the plants# 
Georgia. A. L. Brody (September 19): About 50 percent of the rose bushes and 75 
percent of the leaves of coffee weed showed feeding signs at Valdosta, 
Lowndes County. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August 31): Attacking azaleas at Headland, Henry County, 
on August 5. Also reported on tung-oil trees at Citronelle, Mobile County, 
on August 25. 
Mississippi. G. L. Bond (September 23): Specimens taken from verbena at Luce- 
dale, George County, on August 22. Plants showed considerable feeding# 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (September): On-tung-oil trees. (Det. by L. L. Buchanan.) 
CEREAL AND EOR AGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
ARMYWORM ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw. ) 
Maine. J. H. Hawkins (September 24): Second brood of armyworm more abundant 
than usual on gra*s and corn in central Maine. As the brood is more widely 
scattered, the damage is not serious. 
Connecticut. E. P. Pelt (September 23): Reported as causing some injury to 
lawns at Ridgefield, Pairfield County, 
Tennessee, L. 3. Scott (September 19): Reported from several points in Mont- 
gomery County, north-central Tennessee, the damage being severe in the com- 
, paratively few fields attacked. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 2l): Usual flight of moths which generally 
occurs ahead of frost in central Missouri not taking place this fall. 
Nebraska. M. H. S^enk (September 20) : Reported on September l4 as having des- 
troyed a field of about 30 acres of volunteer barley in Nuckolls County. 
HESSIAN PLY ( Phy t ophaga destructor Say) 
Illinois. W. P. Plint (August): Losses from hessian fly this year very light, 
although some fields suffered an early spring infestation, which necessi- 
tated plowing them up. Highest infestation shown by our survey is an aver- 
age of l4 percent of all tillers in wheat stubble infested in Clark County. 
Other counties showing as high as 10 percent infestation are Edgar, Pulton, 
Kankakee, and McDonough. As a result of the survey, serious general damage 
is not expected this fall. 
