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CABBAGE 
CABBAGE Wm ( Por.tia rapae L.) 
Nev7 York Roy Latham (May 5): Cabbage butterflies have been flying 
at Orient, Suffolk County, since April 9, but ^re not common* 
Henry Dietrich (May 23): Abpair of cabbage butterflies were 
noticed at Appleton on May 1? for the first tide this season. 
W« D* Mills (May 14) 1 First adults were seen in Nassau County 
on this date* 
Delaware C» 0* Houghton (April): A moderate number of this species have 
been observed on the wing at Newark, first appearing April 5. 
It is less abundant than in an average year. 
Virginia Herbert Spencer (May 9): To date the cabbage crop has had 
no insect outbreaks of importance, and it is doubtful if any 
will occur this spring, since the crop is practically made* 
It is rather unusual not to have reports of imported cabbage 
worms, but none have come to the attention of this station. 
CABBAGE MAGGOT ( Phorbia crass icae Bouche) 
New York C» R* Crosby and assistants: Flies were observed May 4 in 
moderate numbers both in cold frames and in the field in 
Nassau County. Apparently this pest has been markedly held 
in check hy the cold weather in Suffolk County- Flies are 
rather abundant around Phelps and Stanley, Ontario County. 
CABBAGE APHID ( Brevicorvne brassicae L.) 
Virginia Herbert Spencer (May 9): To date the cabbage crop has had 
no insect ctfaibreaks of importance and it is doubtful if any will 
occur this spring since the crop is practically made. It is 
rather unusual not to have reports of lice, but none have come 
to the attention of this station* 
HARLEQUIN CABBAGE BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
Missouri Neely Turner (May 30) : About 35 per cent of the cabbage crop 
is damaged at Poplar Bluff in southeastern Missouri. Abundance 
is about double, compared with an average year. No natural 
enemies have been observed* 
STRIPED FLEA-BEETLE ( Phvllotreta vittata Fab.) 
New York V. D*. Mills (April 15-May 15): This insect was first observed 
doing serious damage in Nassau County to seedlings in the 
cabbage seed bed and has since been observed in several seed 
beds. (May 3). Severe injury to cabbage seedlings occurred in 
one seed bed in Nassau County* 
Em W« Pierce (May 18): Flea-beetles are rather thick around 
