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Indiana. J. J. Davis (Sept mber 22): The imported cabbage vona is modcrntoly 
. abundant... 
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Michigan;, ~. Hut son (Sept mber 19): The imported cabbage worm is vers 7 abundant. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Kurgan tia histrioiiica Halm) 
Georgia. C. I, Snapp (August 23): This insect is abundant, and lias caused some 
damage to young collards in commercial plantings. 
Florida, J. R, Watsor. (September 21): The harlequin bug is moderately abundant. 
Tennessee. G-. M. Bentley (September 23): The harlequin bug is very abundant in 
middle Mid eastern Tennessee. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 23): Correspondents at Woodland in Chickasaw 
County and Philadelphia in Neshoba County recently reported serious injury to 
collards, while turnips in a garden at Starkville, Oktibbeha County, showed a 
heavy infestation on August 23. 
Alabama. J. H. Robinson (September 20): The harlequin bug is moderately abundant 
at Siluria and Auburn. 
CA33AGE APHID ( Brevicoryne bras sice L. ) 
New York. C. R. Crosby (September 17): The cabbage aphid is roach more abundant 
and. destructive in western yon York than usual. 
Wyoming. C. I. Corkins (September 21): The cabbage aphid is more abundant than 
usual this year. Where control measures have not oeen used the loss of cab- 
bare is almost total. 
Nevada. C-. G. Schweis (September 19): Cabbage sphids are very numerous and doing 
much cftraage in western Nevada. 
ONION THRIPS ( Thrips t abaci Lind. ) 
Connecticut, y. Turner (September 23): There has been severe damage to cabbage 
an d c aul i f 1 otv e r . 
melons 
STRIPED CUCUMBER S2ETLE ( Diabrotica vittata Fab. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 21): The striped' cucumber beetle is very abun- 
dant in the 3*erglades and western Florida only. 
MELON 70RM (Diaphania hyalinata 1. ) 
|5Pennessee. C-. M. Bentley (September 23): The melon worm is very abundant in 
melon fields of Roane and ~hea Counties. 
