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GREEN STINK3UG ( Acrosternun hilnris Say) 
West Virginia. F. W. Craig (September 23): Report? from several different sec- 
tions of the State, and the insect evidently rather common. on leans in West 
Virginia at this tine. (Det. "by H. G. Barber.) 
BEAR APHID ( Aphis runic is L. ) , 
Maryland. P. B. Whittington (August 12): Abundant in several fields in Carroll 
County on canning beans. 
CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ( Pieris rapae L. ) 
Connecticut. IT. Turner (September 20 ): Locally very abundant on late crops of 
cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, and broccoli. Many growers report difficulty 
in controlling then. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr, News Letter (September S): On September 3 "the 
cabbage worn situation in Monroe County was unusual. Hordes of butterflies 
laying eggs fairly freely, but bacterial diseases causing heavy mortalities. 
During the last few days something seems to have slowed up ’egg deposition. 
Virginia. K. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (September 27): Butterflies rather 
numerous but caterpillars not abundant enough to cause much damage at Norfolk. 
CABBAGE LOOPED ( Autographa brassicae Riley) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L, D. Anderson (September 2j); A rather heavy out- 
break occurred in many fields of cabbage, collards, and kale in Norfolk and 
Princess Anne Counties during the early part of September. However, most of 
the larvae have died with a disease during the last 10 days.' 
POTATO APHID ( Illinoia solanif olii Ashm. ) 
Georgia. 0. I, Snapp (July 15): This aphid had caused, considerable damage to 
collards at Port Valley, central Georgia. (Det. by ?. W. Mason.) 
HARLDQUIN BUG ( Murgantia his tr ioniea Hahn) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (September 27): In* general, those bugs 
are rather scarce near Norfolk, but they have caused some injury in a field 
of early cabbage. A grower has reportexd that they were rather abundant and 
injurious on his farm near Sxnore, on the Eastern Shore, of Virginia. Attack- 
ing cabbage and other crucifers. 
Maryland. E. N, Gory (September 27): Present generally on cabbage. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (September 26): Reported on late cabbage and turnips from 
different parts of the State. 
