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THE MORE IMPORTANT RECORDS TOR JANUARY A1TD FEBRUARY, 1934 
The month of February was marked 'oy unprecedentedly cold weather in 
the East Central, New England, Middle Atlantic, and South Atlantic States, 
with abnormally warm weather in the West and Northwest. 
Cutworm activity started during the : latter half of February in the 
South Atlantic States. Eggs were observed in the Norfolk trucking section of 
Virginia, January 15. In Montana the army cutworm has been found actively 
feeding in winter wheat. 
Reports from Nebraska indicate that the Hessian fly is quite generally 
infesting the wheat, infestations varying from less than 1 to over 4 puparia 
per stem. 
The chinch bug situation has not materially changed since last fall. 
Infestations are generally heavy in the East Central and West Central States. 
The green bug appeared during the third week of February in Oklahoma. 
Winter survival of the sugarcane borer is reported high in Louisiana. 
In the East Central and Western States winter mortality of the codling 
moth has been very low; in the Pacific Northwest it is reported as negligible. 
On the other hand, New York State reports very high mortality from winter 
killing. 
The San Jose scale is reported as more prevalent in Illinois, Georgia, 
Idaho, and Mississippi, as compared with last year. 
The mealy plum aphid is reported as more abundant in the prune orchards 
of the San Joaquin Valley of California than at any time during the past four 
years. 
Dry weather during the early part of the winter is said to account for 
an unusually heavy infestation of the citrus rust mite in Florida. 
The seed corn maggot is quite generally troublesome in Mississippi and 
parts of Texas. 
The tomato pin worm has been found in a greenhouse near new Castle, in 
Lawrence County, Pa., in the extreme western part of the State. 
The percentage of survival of the Mexican bean beetle is reported to 
have dropped materially in Ohio. 
A heavy outbreak of the green peach aphid on spinach and cruciferous 
crops is reported from the Norfolk trucking section of Virginia. 
■The brown-tail moth has suffered rather high winter mortality in the 
northern part of New England. 
A serious infestation of the southern pine beetle in Virginia has been 
materially reduced by very high mortality this winter. 
