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first time I have seen red-spider injury in 'a cotton field in this 
State. 
OGRU SILK EESTLS (probably Luperodes varicornis Lee.) 
Mississippi R, W, Harned (July 15 ) '• During the last two weeks complaints 
regarding injury to cotton by insects belonging to the genus 
L uperode s rave been received from Adams, Alcon, Covington, 
Franklin, Jasper, and Lauderdale Counties^ In each case the com- 
plaint was accompanied by specimens. 
COTTON SQUARE BORER ( Uranotes melinus Hbn. ) 
Texas F» C 3ishopp (July 15 ) 1 Cotton square borers are present in 
moderate numbers in cotton in this vicinity (Dallas) and are 
causing noticeable injury to squares, which are none too numerous 
on the plants at this time on account of the activities of the 
cotton hopper, 
TOBaCCO 
SOUTHERN GREEN STINK BUG (Nezara viridula L.) 
Florida J F e S, Chamberlin (June 23): Shade tobacco is being slightly 
damaged' by the southern green plant bug in a few instances in 
Gadsden County. The infestation appears to be less than usual 
this season. ■ 
TOBaCCO WORMS ( Protoparce auinquemaculata Haw,) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 2o): Tobacco worms are abundant at Milltown 
on July 23. 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab.) 
Louisiana W« E» Hinds (July 28): The second generation of the sugarcane 
borer was just reaching maturity during the last week of July, The 
first and second generations have developed principally in corn. 
We expect transfer to cane in increasing abundance during August, 
but believe that the prospect is not as serious as was our 
experience of 1925 when 30 per cent of the total sugar crop of the 
State was destroyed. No parasitized cane borer eggs have been 
found thus far this season but Trichogramroa minutum Riley has been 
found breeding abundantly in the eggs of the corn ear worm and 
tomato sphinx particularly. In the large eggs of the latter 
species more than three-iourths of them shewed parasitxeatienwith 
an average of over 20 parasites produced per egg. We expect these 
parasites to transfer their attention to cane-bo^er eggs on cane 
during August. 
FOREST AND SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
MI S CELL aNECUS FEEDER S 
SATIN MOTH ( Stilpnotia salicis L. ) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (July 2-r): Reports have come in around the last of 
