TOBACCO TKRIFS ( Frankliniella fusca Hinds) 
Florida F. 3. Chamberlin (May 18): The tobacco thrips, Frankliniella 
fusca, is becoming rather numerous here at the present time. 
The increase of this pest and the resulting damage will depend 
largely upon the rains. 
SOUTHERN TOBACCO HORNWORM (Protorarce sexta Joh, ) 
Florida F« S. Chamberlin (May 18) : The southern tobacco homworm, 
Protoparce sexta . is appearing in very limited numbers. 
Emergence has apparently been aelayed by the cool temperatures 
this spring. 
SOUTHERN GREEN PLANT-BUG- (Nezara viridula L.) 
Florida F,S. Chamberlin (May 18): The southern sreen plant-tru.3 is now 
common in tobacco shades and is doing some damage* 
SUGAR CflJE 
. . SUGAR- CANE. BORER (Diatraea saccharalis Fab») 
Louisiana T«E„Kolloway and W.E«Haley (May 3): Larvae of. the first, 
second, and third instars have been noted in corn and sugar- 
cane plants (first generation) at New Orleans. 
FOREST AND SHADE-TREEIN SECTS 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
PERIODICAL CICADA ( Tibicen seoteniecim L,) 
. . BROOD XIV (SEVENTEEN- YE/: R RACE). 
Maryland J«A»Hyslop (May 31) : I found a cast skin on the flower head 
of a mountain laurel in my pasture, at Avanel, this morning. 
Being ontthe flower head, it necessarily emerged within the 
past two weeks. This may be a straggler of Brood XIV due here 
this year, but no swarm has appeared as yet. 
Virginia W« McAtee (May 2S^: I collected a single individual today at 
Maywood. No brood has been observed. 
PERIODICAL CICADA (Tibicen seotendecim L,. race 
tredecim W alsh and Riley) 
. . BROOD XXII (THIRTEEN -YEAR RACE)* 
Mississippi R»W.Harned (May 23): We have already received specimens this 
year of the periodical cicada from four counties, Adams, Jefferson, 
Claiborne, and Warren. You will note that they have not been 
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