Florida 
Mississippi 
Mississippi 
-70- 
F. S. Chambei»lin (April 10): The first "beetles e{ the season -ere 
observed in a potato field today in Gadsden County. Dust 
applications for the control of this pest. rill commence next 
week. 
W„ H. VJhite- (April- .28) : Specimens of the Colorado potato beetle 
were sent to. the office by B. L« 3oyden wife the information 
that Mr. Barney Taylor of Baker County brought the specimens 
into the laboratory at Macclenny, Fla. , stating that they WEEe 
doing considerable damage to his Irish potatoes. Mr. Boyden 
says: "This. is. the first complaint I have heard in Baker County 
during our seven years there of damage done by the potato beetle* 
These also are the first specimere I have seen in Florida." 
M, M. High (March 28) : The Colorado potato beetle has appeared 
in small numbers on potatoes about Bay St. Louis and Poplarville. 
ST.7EET POTATO 
.. TORTOISE BEETLES (Cassidinae) 
J. M. Langston (April 23): Four species of tortoise beetles; 
Chelymorpha cassidea Fab* , Chirida gut tatajCl iv. , Metriona 
Mvittata Say, and M. bi colo r Fab* t have appeared on recently- 
set sweet-potato plants on the college farm. Eggs are being 
deposited by all the species. So far the injury is slight and 
rill probably not become serious. • 
R» \1 9 Earned (April 21 )j The argus tortoise beetle was found 
feeding on sweet potato plants at Laurel on Apr il l6 by 
Inspector N. D. Peets. 
...•.: CABBAGE 
Mississippi 
Alabama 
Alabama 
APHIDIBaE 
R* V7 fc Harned (April 22): Inspector R„ 3. Been on April 21, 
1925, reports that plant-lice are appearing in large numbers 
on cabbage, plum, and other plants in Lee and Pontotoc Counties. 
VARIEGATED CUT, 7 OEM (Peridroma margaritosa H aw.) 
N* F. Howard (March 27): This cutworm is doing severe damage to 
early cabbage plants on one farm. No counts rere made, but it 
is estimated that 75 Per cent of the plants were destroyed. One 
specimen of another species of cutworm r?as taken. 
HARLEQUIN CABBAGE BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
N. F. Howard (March 2k ) ; Abundant on one small field of early 
cabbage and doing considerable injury, probably 15 per cent of 
the crop being seriously set back. 
