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Alabama 
J, M. RolDinson (June 25) : The Dlue"berry industry has "been 
developing in southern Alahama in the last tr?© years. It 
has one moth that is causirig a small percentage of damage to 
the fruit. Ve have not yet >)een ahle to determine definitely 
the species. As soon as v^e lireed out some adults, we will 
then be able to report more definitely on this insect. 
fRUCK-CROP I IT SECTS 
Indiana 
Arizona 
Maine 
MISCETXANEOU S FEEDER S 
PAIIJTED LADY BUTTERFLY ( Vanessa cardui L.) 
J« J* Davis (June 25) : Reports of abundant occurrence on 
Canada thistle have come from Eovard, St, Joseph, La Porte, 
Tippecanoe, Benton, and Whitley Co^inties, in some cases 
apparently cleaning up infestations, I do not imagine that 
they destroyed the infestations tut doubtless they did 
prevent seeding in some cases^ First reports were received 
June 23 and others yesterday and 'today, 
V, L, WildGrm*ath (June 16): In the June 1 number of the 
Insect Pest S'jrvey Bulletin I nbfcice with considerable 
interest E, A« McGregor's description of the m.igration of the 
painted lady blotter fly. It will be of interest to place upon 
record the fact that the flight of this butterfly also 
occurred through southern Ari::ona in approximately the same 
numbers as estim.ated by Mr, McG-regor. For a period of five 
days following April S the air v/as full of this painted 
lady at all times, the general direction of flight being 
northwest. Observations were made at Tcmpe, Tucson, and Yuma, 
and at all these places the numbers seemed to be about the 
same, 
I vi/-as interested in Imowin^ that Kir, McG-regor thou^ that 
possibly the source of this migration was either the foothille, 
of the Sierras or the Sierras properc We have been suspicious 
that the source was somewhere in central Mpxico. It would, 
indeed, be interesting to laiow the exact source of this 
unusual flight, 
CUT:i'0R:\1S (Noctuidae) 
S* M«. Patch (June 3) J A report of cutworms was received 
from Skcwhegan stat Jng "Destroying everything in the garden," 
Nc specimens were sTibmftted. (j"tme 20): One nearly grown 
larva of Agrol. is y r).-iicn was sent from Old Orchard with the 
report "The groiind seems to be well filled with them. They 
eat my cucum^bers, peas, and beans." 
