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YELLCF-STEIPED ARMYWORM (ProdBSia ornithogalli. GuenO 
Mississippi R* W« Harned (May 18): ^e have received coir.plaints regarding 
the yellow- striped armyworm from two places in the State- From 
Lucedale we have received specimens of this insect damaging 
tonato plants* From Seminary we have received specimens taken 
from cotton" 
GOT^OSMS ( Nocfruidae ) 
Texas D*> C* Parman (May 1?): Severe losses, 75 per c ent f have occurred 
in all gardens in the district of Uvalde caused "by several 
species of cutworms, and most gardens are practically "bare 
or have very straggling stands* The torn?. to crops to the south 
have suffered severely, but not so much as the general gardens, 
on account of better control measures employed* 
F* C Bishopp (May 23): Cutworms of several species have caused 
considerable damage in truck gardens in the vicinity af Dallas 
during the past month af six weeks* 
S^IT POTATO 
TTO-STRIPED S" : IZT POTATO BEETLE ( Cassida bivittata Say) 
Mississippi B- R« Smith (May 10). Adults of this species of beetles are 
very abundant on plants recently set out in a field belonging 
to the A. & M*> College* As many as six or eight specimens 
were found on some of the small plants, wh ch were badly riddled 
as a result* 
SWEET POTATO BEEfll ( Cylas for micarius Fab.) 
Oklahoma E« E* Scholl (May 21): It has been reported to this office 
by the State Bo?.rd of Agriculture that Cylas for~.icf.rius Fab» 
has been found in sweet potato fields in the counties of 
Jefferson and Stephens of this State* A further investigation 
will be made by entomologists of this 'Department and of the 
State 3 card next week* 
MOTTLED TORTOISE BEETLE (Chiriri? guttata OlivO 
Mississippi M* E. Smith (May 10): Adults of this species of beetles are 
very abundant on plants recently set out in a field belonging 
torthe A* & M* College* As many as si:; or eight specimens 
were found on some of the small plants, which were badly 
riddled as a result* 
GOLDEN TORTOISE BEETLE ( Metriona bicolnr Fab.) 
Mississippi M* E* Smith (May 10): Adults of this species of beetles are 
very abundant on plants recently set out in a field belonging 
to the A* & M* College* As many as six or eight specimens 
were found on sone of the small plants, which were badly 
riddled as a result* 
