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visitod in Assumption Parish "/hero 100 acres of soy beans 
had been completely defoliated. All leaves and small twigs 
ead been eaten, so the plants resembled sticks stuck up in 
the field. Cnly a very small number of worms were found, but 
6 pupae v:crc found after digging in 1 square foot of soil. 
The ov/ncr stated that the worms appeared so suddenly and ate 
so fast that his beans ':ere destroyed before the worms were 
noticed; 50 acres of soy beans planted in stubble cane were 
only, partially defoliated. According to the owner of this 
plantation, the worms appeared in destructive numbers in soy- 
bean fields throughout this parish and adjoining ones. 
Texas T. S. Holloway (September 17): A report from Beaumont 
states that this insect is nov;. t o be found near there. 
CO". PEAS 
CO.. PEA CURCULIO ( Chalcodcrmus aencus Boh.) 
Tt . A. Thomas (July 15): The cowpea pod weevil has been un- 
usually destructive to ccwoeas in practically all of the 
coastal section of the Carolinas. In the vicinity of Bennetts 
ville, S. C, many growers claim that they are scarcely 
getting the s^cd they planted as a result of this insect's 
work. Single pods wore observed to have more than 50 punc- 
tures for feeding end oviposition. 
North Carolina 
and 
South Carolina 
:-rass 
cut'.:0FJv:s (Hoctuidae) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (September 18): Severe damage to golf greens 
of bent grass by cutworms near Phoenix has been observed. The 
. damage ranged from about 15 to 100 per cent considering the 
greens individually. In some cases no grass at all was left. 
Peltia anncxa Treit., Agrotis yosilon Pott.?, Prodenia ornitho 
galli Gucn., and an undetermined species v/ere present,, A. 
vpsilon was present in greatest numbers, folld-^ed closely by 
F. ahnescfc. , while the latter two species were relatively much 
less numerous. The golf course was desert land a year ago. 
A SCALE INSECT ( Aclerda cbscura Parrott) 
North Carolina C. H. Brannon (September 2): This scale was collected in 
Moore County near Cameron on sandhill dominant grass ( Aristida 
stricta ) . Dr. H. Morrison who identified the specimen fur- 
nished the following information: "Appears to be cur first 
definite record since original publication of species. Com- 
pared with co-type." 
