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■being applied. It seems likely that serious loss mil result, 
Moderately serious infestations have "been found in Orange and 
Ulster Counties. 
POTATO LEAFKOPPER ( E m poasca fabae Karr.) 
H. G. Severin (August 8): Injury by the potato leafhopper is 
usually severe over the State and this year is no exception. 
Ohio 
Indiana 
Illinois 
CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ( Pieris rapae L. ) 
S. '7. Mendenhall (August 18): The cabbage butterfly is very bad 
this year again and doing considerable damage to cabbage over the 
State. 
H. K. Riley (August 20) : Cabbage worms were reported from Indian- 
apolis August 1. 
C. C. Compton (August 10): The imported cabbage worm is now ap- 
pearing in large numbers about three weeks later than usual in the 
Chicago trucking district. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Kahn) 
R. Li. Seeley (July 29): The harlequin bug is unusually abundant 
throughout the State and doing serious damage. 
X. C. Sullivan (July 29) : Many reports from the southern part of 
Missouri are being received for assistance with the harlequin bug 
which is unusually abundant at this time. 
L. T» r . Brannon (August 12): This insect is continuing to be one of 
the worst pests in this district (Birmingham), and adults and 
nymphs are doing serious damage to collards, cabbage, and turnips. 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (August 22): The harlequin bug continues to be Quite 
serious on cabbage and collard plants in different sections of the 
State. On August 12 specimens of this insect were sent to us from 
Handsboro in Harrison County with the information that they had 
completely destroyed a crop of collards. Serious damage to col- 
lards was reported at Starkville on August 10, Booneville on August 
7, and Crawford on August 19- Specimens collected on cabbage 
were received from Como on August 13. 
CABBAGE LOOFER ( Autographa brassicae Riley) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (August 22): Specimens that have been tentatively 
identified as the cabbage looper, PIusia~brassicae . have been re- 
ceived from two localities in Yazoo County, one locality in Humph - 
Georgia 
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