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BEAN THRlPS ( Heliothr ios fasciatus Per-. ) 
California. S. Lockrood (October 2): Por the past 4 »eeka the bean thrios 
has been responsible for considerable silvering of bean leaves over rruch 
of the Sacrairento Valley. This uest has also been oresent, but far les c 
injurious, on rinter peas in the sajre area. 
CABBAGE 
HARLEQUIN CABBAGE BUG ( Murgantia histrlonica Halm) 
Maryland. E. N. Cor;/ (October 10): The harleruin cabbage bur is attacking 
kale and mustard plants at Ellicott City. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (October): The harlecrain bug has been unusually 
numerous or cabbage, cauliflorer, raoe, and turnias in different oarts of 
the State. 
Alabama. J. M. .Robinson (October 23): Tlie harleouin cabbage bue '"as very 
active on snap beans and lima beans at Auburn and in Montgomery during the 
first 2 weeks of September. Attacking turni-as at Luverne on Seoterrber 25. 
Mississippi. !'. M« High (October 21): Observed injuring collards at Cedar 
Lake. 
CABBAGE LOOPER (Autographa bressicae Riley) 
Mississippi. F. p. Peets (October 23): The cabbage looker is causing serious 
injury to rutabagas in Lincoln and Copiah Counties. 
Texas. H. J. Reinhard (October 22): s. W. Clark, Weslaco, reports that this 
insect v-as extremely abundant in early cabbage seedbeds on October 20 and **as 
also attacking lettuce and Chinese cabbage. 
CABBAGE TCEBWOBM ( Hellul a undalis Fab, ) 
Mississippi. D. W. GriTes (October 23): Serious injury to turnios at Kosciusko. 
i/. V. Figh (October 2l ) ; The imported cabbage veb^orm is Tore 
abundant on cruciferous crops in southern Mississippi than for several 
seasons. 
IMPORTED CABBAGE VTOBM ( Ascia raoae I. ) 
California. R. E. Campbell (October 18): The imoorted cabbage ^orrr is still 
prevalent in gost of the cabbage and cauliflower fields of southern Califor- 
nia. Considerable dusting has been necessary to keep it under control. Al- 
though there are aotually rrare cabbage looaers ( Autograaha brassicae Ril ey ) 
than cabbage ^or-rs, the latter are the principal cause of injury. 
