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in turnips at Dickinson and Sugar Land. 
Utah. G. F. Enovlton (April 20): Adults are very abundant in some Darts 
of w'eber County, and moderately abundant in Darts of 3ox older, Cache, 
and D.^vis Counties. 
Arizona. K. E. McKinney (March): Larvae of the diamond-back moth are ver- 
abundant over a wide area of the desert in southern Arizona. They art 
feeding in large numbers on one of the rild mustards, Lepidium lasio - 
carnum , in sovie instances as far as 25 miles from any of the cultivate i 
districts. The larvae viere not found on any plants other than mustard. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
South Carolina. W. C. Settles (April 20): Destructive late in March in 
Xe r sha'", r County . 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April 3): Adult bugs abundant on fruiting collard 
slants kept for seed at Experiment. About one-fourth of fruit stalks 
vere killed. Bugs beginning to lay eggs. 
Alabama. J. M, Robinson (Anril 20): The harlequin cabbage bug is abundg.-.* 
and active in the central and southern parts of the State. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 23): The harlequin cabbage 
bug is quite numerous in Monroe County for this time of the year. 
Heavy infestations of adults and abundant egg masses ',?ere observed ir. 
Coahoma County in both field and "olant beds on A~>ril J>. A correspon- 
dent in Lincoln County reported them very abundant in his garden. 
C ABB AGS APHID ( Brev iccryne brassicae L. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (Anril 23): Considerable damage by 
the cabbage aphid has been noted in Lincoln and Coniah Counties during 
the past month. The aphids vere observed in fields and Plant beds 
in Bolivar Countv on April 3» 
ONION 
A MITE ( Petr obia tritici Diving) 
Texas. S. E. Jones (April 5): Three fields of onions at Zncinal are in- 
fested. These fields have been in onions continuouslv for several 
years. (Det. by E. D. Eviig, rho says the mite has been knovn only 
as a "heat pest. ) 
STRAWBERRY 
SOT/BUGS (Oniscidae) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 20): Strawberries at Auburn are being 
