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ASIATIC BEETLE ( Anomala orientalis ,'aterh.) 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( As erica castanea Arro-") 
General U. S. Dept Agr. Press Release (February 21): as a result 
of the observations of the past year, the Leoart.ient of 
Agriculture has reached the conclusion that a continuation 
of federal restrictions on the interstate movement of nur- 
sery products and soil, to prevent the spread of these in- 
sects, is not justified by the information at hand. In 
placing the quarantine a year ago, the department felt that 
dissemination should be prevented until the significance of 
species could be weighed more carefully and further observa- 
tions made. ,The past, year's •vork has indicated that their 
potential danger to the United States does not justify the 
expenses of quarantine administration and the losses re- 
sulting from the imposition of restrictions. 
CUTWORMS (lloctuidae) 
Florida J. R. Tatson (February 13): Cutworms are moderately 
abundant. 
Mississippi R. W. Earned and assistants (February 22)-: A few cut- 
worms have been observed in Monroe and Tate Counties. 
Agrot is ypsilon Rott. is moderately abundant in the vicir.it;- 
of Laurel, '-/here it is attacking cabbage, peas, and otn^r 
garden products. 
Hawaii D. T. Fulla^ay (1929): The army-orm Soodo^tera mauritia 
Boisd. has been scarce since the introduction of natural 
enemies, but the true "pokos 11 (cut-orms) , which hide in the 
ground during the day and come forth at night to feed, have 
been unusually destructive this year on the mauka rancr. lands 
of Hawaii, according to the reports of Mr. A. ~". Carter, 
manager of the Parker Ranch, The -orst drought experienced 
m thirty years ^as reported at the same time. 
0. H. Sweezey (1929): Army-orms ( Aletia uni -uncta Bar. 
and Spodootera mauritia Boisd.;. Inere -qtc less than t.-.e 
ucual number of outore^ks of army^orms in c ne fields this 
year. Those that came under observation -ere soon controlled 
by the several valuable introduced parasites. In one or fro 
instances poisoning r/as resorted to. 
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•J. S. Houser (February 16): :..iv in southwestern ! i 
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