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South Carolina A. Lutken (September 26): The cabbage webworm is causing 
considerable damage to crucif erous crops. 
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CUCU?!3ERS 
PICKLE WORM (D iaphani a nit idalis St oil) 
W. J. Reid, Jr. (September 23): The pickle worm, together 
with the melon worm, Diaphania hyalinata L. ,.is causing severe 
damage to fall squash plantings in the Charleston area. All 
unpoisoned fields are being abandoned by the growers. The 
production of squash during the fall months is rendered verj^ 
uncertain as a result of almost certain attacks by the pickle 
worm and melon worm. The pickle worm is attacking the buds, 
stalks, leaf stems, and fruit of squash plants in this vicinity 
Many plants are killed before reaching the fruiting stage. 
This season the injury is more severe than usual. Drought has 
aggravated the insect injury. 
L. Easeman (September 23): A rather severe outbreak has 
just appeared at Columbia. The extent of damage done over 
the State not : r ct known. 
W. E. Hinds (September 25): Pickle worms have occasioned 
numerous complaints to late crops, particularly squash. 
The infestation is very heavy in some localities and the 
prospects for a crop of marketable squashes is very small. 
J. M. Robinson (August 20): The pickle worm is moderately 
abundant at Andalusia.; adalts are swarming. 
State Plant Board, Press Release (August 31): The pickle 
worm, which tunnels through cucurbits, except melons, has been 
very destructive, 
STRIPED CUCUM31K BEHJTL3 ( pjab rotica vittata Fab. ) 
H. 1'. Worthley (September 15): T-io striped cucumber beetle 
is very abend-eat in Centre Count", as is also the squash bug. 
J. A. Munro and assistants (September 15): The striped 
cucumber beetle is scarce in Grand Porks County and moderately 
abundant in Kidder County. 
H. E. Jaques (September 24): Th' st^ipec 3 cucumber beetle 
is moderately abundant in Winnebago, Wright, Delaware, Iowa 
and Henry Counties, and very abu: dant in Clay and Humboldt 
Coiuities. 
C. E. Sanborn (September 22): The striped cucumber beetle 
is moderately abundant. 
