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SOUTHERN CABBAGE WORM (Ficris prot otype 3 civ. & Lee.) 
Mississippi C. Lyle (September 22): Larvae identified by J. K. Langston 
as P. pro to dice were observed on turnip greens at Coolcsville 
and Itta Sena on September 15. Only slight injury was reported 
in each case. . Severe injury was observed on turnips at A. & 1". 
College on September 21. 
CROSS- STRIPED CABBAGE WORM ( Evergestis rimosalis C-uen. ) 
Mississippi C. Lyle (September 22): Larvae identified by J. M. Langs ton 
as Evergestis rimosalis were reported moderately abundant on 
turnip greens at Itta Bena on September 11. 
PARSLEY 
PARLSEY WORM "(Pa pilio polygenes Fab. ) 
Mississippi 0. Lyle (September 22): On August 31 a correspondent at 
Oxford sent us four larvae of Papilio pol yenes with the 
information that they were collected from parsley. The extent 
of the injury was not reported. 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY ROOT WORM ( Paria can el la Fab. ) 
fforth Carolina W. A. Thomas (August 11): Several of the older fields of 
strawberries have been almost completely destroyed within the 
past few weeks by tnis insect eating the foliage. Young plants 
during the past ; r car seemed to be almost entirely exempt from 
these attacks. 
GRAPE COLASPIS ( CoJas;ois br unnea Fab. ) 
Worth Carolina W. A. Thomas (August 25): A rather light infestation of 
this insect is present on 'strawberries, snap beans and soybeans 
and is causing some damage. 
A TL r A 3EI7TLE ( Haltica litigata Fall) 
Maryland E. IT. Cory (September 24): This beetle is doing considerable 
damage to ; r ^ra v :borriT.T.; 
