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at the Arlington Farm devoted to late sweet corn Was examined late 
in March to determine to what extent the corn ear worm had survived 
the winter. This area yielded a total of 79 pupae> oC of which, or 
76 percent, were living. Since considerable mortality occurs normally 
in the early pux>el stage, it is evident that the mortality during the 
winter was unusually low. There was no significant difference "between 
the deaths at which the living and dead orpae were found. Although 
• "below-zero terrroeratures occurred the ground was well protected by 
snow from frost "penetration. 
Louisiana. W. E; Hinds (Aoril 27): Eggs are abundant in many fields of 
early corn a/id also on tomatoes. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (March 2 7 ,): First adults were observed on March 7 
at Dickinson "by J. F. F.oney. First adults emerged at College Station 
on March 23. 
SALT-MARSH CATERPILLAR -(Estig mene acraea Drury) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (Aoril 23): The salt-marsh cateruillar has "been 
very destructive to corn during the oast month, particularly in 
Alachua and adjoining counties. 
Texas. J. IT* Honey (March 2o): Many second- instar and third-instar larvae 
of the salt-marsh caterpillar were found on turnins, corn, cabbage, 
and beets. 
SOUTHERN CORN ROOT WORM ( Diabrotic a duodeciraounctata Fab.) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (A_oril 20): Damage by the southern corn root 
worm reported, chiefly from eastern South Carolina. 
Louisiana. C. E. Smith and. P. K. Harrison (April): Injury to corn at 
Baton Rouge was first noticed March 3°» On April 1 corn growing on 
the experimental olots at Louisiana State University was being injured 
by the larvae. On Aoril Z the first soring-brood beetles, apparently 
several, days old, were observed in the field. 
CORN BILLBUGS ( Calendra spp. ) 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (Aoril 20): Some comolaint of damage by 
billbugs reoorted from eastern South Carolina.. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (Aoril 23): Billbugs were sent in from Clay County 
where they were reported to be doing serious injury to corn. 
CLOVER 
CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL (Hyoe.ra punctata Fab. ) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (Aoril 2U): I was colled to see a severely injured 
