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OTP3AS 
C0WF3!L\ CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus acneus Boh. ) 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas (July 15): This insect is unusually abundant 
on cowpeas in this section and growers -ire cpnplaining of the 
worn;'- condition of peas intended for table use. A large 
percentage of maturing seed have "been punctured in feeding 
and cqz laying. 
South Carolina J. ¥.. Tenhet (Jul.)' 17): Early cowpeas are being very seriously 
injured by the cowpea pod weevil at Fairfax. 
Mississippi H. G-ladney (July 17); At Vane leave on July 3 the cowpea 
pod weevils were extremely numerous on cowpeas. 
J. M. . Lar.~ston (July 23): Specimens taken from cowpea 
vines were received from. Philadelphia, Neshoba County, on 
July 20. Slight injury was reported. 
?]1 APHID ( Illinoia pisi Kalt. ) 
Oregon L. P. Hochwood (July 3): The pea aphid has been reported 
attaching Austrian winter field peas in Washington County. 
Natural enemies gained control in early June. There was 
more reduction in the crop from dry weather in April and May 
than from aphid injury. 
GPASS 
SOD WS3W0RMS (Crambus spp. ) 
Pennsylvania H. N. Worthley (July 22 ) : . Sod webwoms (species not yet 
determined) are doing considerable damage to experimental plots 
of fine turf grasses. 
Dhio N - P. Howard (June 10 - 29): At Columbus, Cincinnati, and 
the intervening area cranbid moths are extremely abundant on 
past-ares and meadows. They are so numerous that they covered 
the radiator, headlights, and windshield of the automobile 
after dark between Cincinnati and Columbus. 
T. K. Parks (July 20): A species of crambus larva is now 
very seriously infesting blue -rass in lawns and blue grass 
and bent grass in golf greens. Almost every golf course is 
infested and many lawns in the city of Columbus have brown 
patches in them where the larvae are feeding. The larvae 
live in webs at or just below the surface. .They .work in 
patches and are attacking the lawns that have had the best 
kept and thickest grass. Injury occurred early in July and 
