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California. E. 0. Essig (Anril 2- ): The r>ea aphid is quite abundant in 
the L'iloitas pea-growing iiatrict, where considerable damage is "being 
caused to extensive Plantings. 
CAB3AGE • ' 
CABBAGES INSECTS (Lepidoptera) 
South Carolina. %. J. Eeid and 0. 0. Bare (April 20): 'The cabbage looker 
( Autographa brassi cae Riley), the imported cabbage worm ( Ascia rape e L. ) , 
ano the diamond-back moth ( llutella maculinenris Curt.)> th e three snccier 
of cabbage worms most common in the vicinity of the South Carolina Track 
Experiment Station at Charleston, have been much less abundant this 
spring than usual. This is probably due to the unusually cold r, eather 
of the past winter. Tne total infestation to date on heading cabbage in 
an experimental planting has not equaled 0.5 worm oer plant. The order 
of abundance, from least to most, is as listed p'bove. 
IMPORTED CABBAGE 3T02M ( Ascia rapae L. ) 
Pennsylvania. H, S. Hodgkiss (April): Adults of the imported cabbage butter- 
fly ".^erc seen in Adams Count" on April lo and in Centre County on 
\pril 20. 
Ohio. N. P. Howard (April 23): An adult was observed in flight at Marietta 
on March 2U and another at Columbus on April U. 
Tennessee. C-. M. Bentley (April 2U): The cabbage butterfly is very common. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 2"): Injury to cabbage, rang- 
ing from medium to severe, has been reported in the trucking sections 
of Lincoln, Neshoba, and Cot>iah Counties, for the last several weeks. 
Louisiana. T ". E. Hinds (April 27): Eggs have been found on cabbage and 
col lards since about the middle of February but have not been as abun- 
dant as usual. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 2J): On 'warm days during the month imported 
cabbage butterflies have been observed in small numbers at Columbia. 
SOUTHERN CABBAGE W0HM ( Ascia nrotodice 3. & L. ) 
Missouri* L. Haseman (April 2 7 >): At Columbia the native cabbage butterfly 
is more abundant than the imported species. 
Texas. P. L. Thomas (April 5): Several larvae two-thirds grown were found 
on Japanese turnip at College Station. 
DIAMOND-BACK MOTH ( Piute 11a maculipennis Curt.) 
Texas. J. IT. Honey (March 6): Adults of the diamond-back moth were observed 
