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Texas. R. K. Eletohor (Sapteriber 22): Reported as causing injury to hegari in 
Gonzales County. 
GRASS 
A LOOPER ( Moc is repanda F. ) 
Texas. S. E. Jones (September 22): Destructive to grain crops, Sudan grass, 
Johnson grass, and other grasses in Zavala, Dimmit, and La Salle Counties. 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharal is. E. ) 
Louisiana. B. A, Osterberger (September): Infestation as a whole very light, 
with a few heavily infested areas. Cane borer egg parasite, Tricho gramma sp. , 
very active, with better than 86-percent paras it izat ion of all eggs collected. 
FRUIT INSECTS 
LESSER APPLE NORM ( Grapholitha prunivora Walsh) 
Maine. F. H. Lathrop (September 23): There is a distinct increase in infestation 
of apples in the south-central and western parts of the State, as compared 
with that in th. last few years. Infested plums received from Waterville, 
Kennebec County. 
YELLOW_NECKED CATERPILLAR ( Pat ana ministra Drury) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (September 23) J Reported as abundant and somewhat in- 
jurious on apple trees at Old Lyme, New London County. 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (September 22); Some young apple trees in the vicinity 
of Waynesboro, Augusta County, defoliated. 
Minnesota. A. G, Ruggles and C. E. Mickel (September 13): Reported from the 
south-central part of the State. 
RED.. HUMPED CATERPILLAR ( Schizura concinna S. & A.) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (September 23) J Reported as somewhat abundant in a number 
of localities in southern Connecticut, feeding mostly on small apple trees. 
HOW ARP * S SCALE ( Aspidiotus howardi Ckll. ) 
Texas. 0. G. Babcock (September 1 5 ) 5 Severe on scattered plum and peach trees at 
Sonora, Sutton County. Some trees killed. 
