Louisiana V7, 2. Hinds, C. E. Smith, and N. Allen (February 22): The 
• sugarcane "borer population in hibernation was reduced, greatly 
by the unusually severe cold of December and January when 
the larvae were destroyed in the frozen cane. It looks now 
as though there will probably be an unusually small first 
generation of borers. 
SUGARCANE WEEVIL ( Rhabdocnemis obscura Boisd.) 
Hawaii 0. H. Swezey (1929): The status of this nest remains about 
the same from year to rear. It is generally well controlled 
by the New Guinea taclr.nid in a considerable part of the 
sugarcane areas, but has done appreciable damage in certain 
districts '//here conditions are specially favorable to the 
borer and unfavorable to the -parasite. For a considerable 
portion of the year Mr. 3. E. Pemberton was searching in 
ITew Guinea and Hew Britain Island for additional parasites 
that might be introduced to Hawaii. Ho additional ones of 
value were found. 
A riCLE CRICKET (Gr yllotalu a africana B.eauv.) 
Hawaii 0. H. Swezey (1929): A few cases were observed where cane 
planted in low, wet areas suffered injury from the "eyes" 
being eater: out by mole crickets, also a fev 'of the new 
shoots eaten off below ground. This insect was known only 
on Oahu and Kauai, but recently has been found on the island 
of Maui . 
A GRAS3E0PPEB ( Oxya chinensis- Thanh . ) 
Hawaii 0. H. Swejtey (1929): These grasshoppers have eaten the cane 
somewhat alonr edges of fields or grassy roadsides. Its work 
has been most conspicuous this : : ear on the Island of Hawaii 
where it was not known till 1925. It has not become widely 
spread in the sugarcane areas, where in many places the cane 
leaves at edges of fields are ragged from its ravages. Scarce- 
ly any arroreciable damage to the care results, however. 
Hawa i i 
STJGARCAHE LEAFKOPPSR ( Perkinsiella saccharide s Kirk.) 
0. H. Swesey (1929): Ho injurious outbreaks of this pest 
occurred curing the year. It is sufficiently controlled by 
the introduced eg :r -parasites and the introduced mirid bug 
CyrtorhintJS mundulus Bredd. which sucks the leafhoppi r egfjs. 
THRIPS ( Thy s snoot era ) 
Hawaii 0. H. Swezey (1929): This year for the first time an 
occasional specimen of Thrir -s - nanicns Moult, and Chirothrips 
mexicanus Crawfd. have been found on cane leaves. They 
are ^rass insects and probrbly --ere onl ,T accidentally on 
