The vegetable weevil has been found, for the first time in Duval 
County, Fla., this being the easternmost record, in the State. 
Cabbage aphids were unusually abundant from South Carolina to 
Louisiana. 
Do live sweetpotato weevils that had emerged from the sweetpotatoes 
in the field prior to the extremely cold weather in Louisiana have been 
found since, lumbers were apparently reduced severely by the cold weather. 
The cotton flea hopper was observed hatching on March 11 in Louisiana. 
Spring cankerworm adults appeared in the Middle Atlantic and East 
Central States in March. In part of this area the pest will undoubtedly 
be very numerous. In central Missouri there are indications of the most 
serious infestation that has occurred in years. 
The first appearance of the American dog tick in Maryland was recorded 
on March 30- 
The usual spring reports of termites swarming from buildings have 
come in from practically the entire southern half of the United States, 
from the District of Columbia to Texas. 
