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COTTOH SQUARE BCRER ( Strymon melius Hon.) 
Massachusetts. A. I. 3ourne (August 22): Numerous cumulaints were received duri - 
early August, from pardoners, of the presence of the ?ray hair streak, the 
larvae of which were working in the developing beans. 
BEAK APHID ( Aphis rumieis L. ) 
Oregon. D. C. Mote (Avust 25): The bean aphid is doing more injury than usual 
in Willamette Valley. (b. &, Thompson) 
CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE " r 0RM ( Ascia rapae %, ) 
Hew York. P. J. Parrott (Autust 23): Cabbage worms are very abundant. 
Ohio. Jf. ?. Howard (August 23): The imported cabbage worm is numerous and in- 
jurious in the vicinity of Columbus. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 29): Reported as abundant on cabbage at Princeton, 
Au-gust 14. 
Iowa. H. 3. Jaques (Au.go.st): The cabbage worm is moderately abundant in the 
western part of the State. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 21 ) ; The imported cabbage worm was reported from 
Antelope County. A report was also received from Lancaster County the second 
week in A ugust. 
Utah. G. ?, Kno^lton (Au-gust 9): Cabbage worms have riodled one patch of cab- 
bage at Roy. Damage to cabbage and related plants is general in northern Utah. 
CABBAGE WEBWOEM ( Hollula undalis Fab.) 
Horth Carolina. W. A. Thomas (A ugast 1): This insect was seldom observed this 
season before late July at Chadbourn. With the planting of cruciferous crops, 
the "copulation seemed to increase very rapidly, and at the present time large 
parts of the summer plantings have already been .-''ostroj^ed, Collards arc bcii 
attacked rather heavily. 
HARL3QUI2T BUG ( Mur r ?antia histrionica HaZm) 
Maryland. H. S. McConnoll (August 22): The harlequin bug is generally present. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (ftugust 29): Harlequin cabbage bug reported destroying 
cabbage at Pckin, August 24. 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 25): The harleqain burs are verv abundant at 
Beech Grove and Lexington. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 23): Severe injury to c ;e, collards, c?uliflo~rcr, 
mustard, etc., by adults and rrnnahs was reported from Tatcr Valley, Yalo- 
busha County, on August 11. A correspondent at Pichens, Holmes Co'c.- 
