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pointo, It was also found abundant on the Mississippi side of 
Pearl River opposite Bogalusa, La., south to Nicholson, Hiss. 
In Mississippi it has been found 6 miles north of Hattiesburg 
• or SO miles fron the Coast no£%h, Very young larvae rere found 
about Kattiesburg. indicating that emergence in this region "ill 
be several weeks behind that on the coast* 
WESTERN T.i r 5LV3-SF0TTED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Diabrctica soror Lee.) 
Oregon Don C. Mote (March 20): Reported fron Corvallis en this date, 
observed scatter ingly on nillc-'s and other vegetation. 
PAINTED L^DY BUTTERFLY (Vanessa cardui L. ) 
Illinois T .7, p T Flint (April 23): Seen-ion April 19; twe adults of this 
species observed durirjg the present season to date. 
SEED-CORK MAGGOT (Hylemyia cilicrnra, Rond.) 
South Carolina Philip Login* ill (April 15): Reported attacking garden beans 
- at Columbia, damage being slight*. 
Mississippi R, 7. Earned (April 10): H. H. ffedgworth, Inspector at Raymond, 
Miss,, on April 8 Trote as follows: "This year the truckers 
of the Crystal Springs section arc losing a small percentage of 
the English pea crop from a stem-rot (some fields are lor 
heavily, up to SO or °0 per cent). This stem-rot is caused by a 
fungus, Pyth iura, but in examining the rcrts cf these neas and 
more especially the old peas that 'vere planted, I have found 
that it is mined by small maggots, Beans are also affected the 
same ray. The trucicers believe the stem-rot is the cause of the 
trouble, andanot knowing that this maggot is doing, or hor it got i 
the pea, I am at a loss for an explanation. I have been u-able to 
find the maggots in any quantity, but am going to send you a fer 
of the peas or. beans for examination. The maggot is called the 
fertiliser ^vm "hy ..the truckers." The larvae that accompanied 
this report from Mr, ^edg^orth were tentatively identified by 
J. M. Langston as the seed-corn maggot, Phor b ia f]nscicsjgs Zett, 
There seems to be a slight question of doubt as to whether the 
fungus is the Entire cause of the injury to the pea plants. There 
is a bare possibility that part of this injury may be due to the 
maggots. 
Louisiana Chas. 3. Smith Upril 30): This fly larva attacks the seed 
soon after sprouts are-sent out and the attack continues until the 
plants are a week old or more. The first infestation "as noted 
near Sharp Station, about 7 miles east of Baton Rouge, March 30, 
1 9?5, by the vriter. Mr. ITormal Allen found the same 1 rva, 
apparently, doing severe injury to cantaloupes at Kenner , April 
3. Since that time several bther observations have r de 
. in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, and one repcrt "as received from 
Za chary t -here the grower reported that three plantings had failed 
to produce a stand, and that he found a maggot working in the 
sprouted serd and young plants. 
