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BAltoED MA BEETLE ( Systena taeniata Say) 
Virginia. L. W. Brannon (May l): Adults were observed feeding ^n snap beans 
in the iTorfolk area .on April 26. Considerable damage was being dene tc 
the young plants in some counties. 
CABBAGE 
CABBAGE IITSECT3 (lepideptera) 
South Carolina. W. J. Roid and C. 0. Bare (May 24): Listed according to rela- 
tive abundance, the chief cabbage insects in the vicinity of Charleston 
arc the diamend-back moth ( Plutoll a maculipenni? Curt.), the cabbage locper 
( Autographa brassicao. Riley), the imported cabbage worm (Ascia rapac I.), 
and the cabbage web worm ( Hellula undal i s Fab.). The total infestation of 
these insects in an experimental planting increased from less than 0.5 
worm per plant on partially headed cabbage on April 20 to 13.68 worms per 
plant on headed cabbage on May 24. Only 3 of the last-named species were 
found on May 6 to 9 in an examination .of 7,200 plants. 
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ( Ascia rapac L . ) 
Ohio. R. H. Davidson (May 20): The cabbage butterfly is depositing ^ggs in 
numbers on early cabbage in the vicinity cf Clyde. 
B. J. Landis (May 23): Imported cabbage worms are present on early 
cabbage at Columbus. A few eggs had hatched by May 1. 
Mississippi. II. D. toots (May 23): Injury to cabbage has been mrre severe 
this year in the trucking sections of Crpiah and Lincoln Counties than in 
recent years. 
California. R. E. Campbell (April 25): Cabbage worms havo been sufficiently 
numerous in several cabbage fields at Puente and Temple City tc require 
tho. application of insecticides. . . • 
DIAM01ID-BACK MOTH ( Plutella maculipenni s Curt. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (May 25): The nocondary parasite reared frrm Augi ti a 
hellulao Vior. , the parasite attacking the larvae nf the dianond-back moth, 
has b<-.on identified by A. B. Gahan as S upteromalus viridoscons Walsh. 
Georgia. J. B. Gill (May 22): The diamond-back m^th has been quite common 
in cabbage fields in the Tifton district. 
Utah, G. F. Knowlton (May 14) : Diamond-back mothr; aro vory abundant in mor-t 
districts of northern Utah. Larvao of all sizes aro abundant on Sop hia 
sophia , ITorta altir,sin.a, Ch-^irinia mpanda, and other mustards noar fields 
that will, soon be planted to cabb?-<To and othor crop host plants. 
