SORGHUM WEBWOBM (Celaroa sorjhiella. Riley) 
Missouri Oi C 9 McBri.de (October 6): The kafar worm that caused consider ah", e 
damage to kafir corn in southwestern Missouri two years ago 
appeared again this fail. It is later in appearing than two 
years ago, 'but is do:'.n-r cons vderable damage in Barry s Jasper, 
Howard^ and Bocne 3c-unties, In some localities as high as 50 
per cent of the seed c:r.p has been damaged, 
Kansas J, T7, McColloch (October IS); Larvae have "been reported doing 
considerable injury in several fields in Franklin County, 
VELVET BEaN 
VELVET BEAM CATERPILLAR (Anticarsi a g emmatilis Ebn, ) 
Georgia John B«- Cill (October 2): The velvet hean caterpillar appeared in 
very injurious numbers in Mitchell County, Ga. , causing complete 
defoliation in large fields of velvet beans. Some damage was also 
noted on ku&zu vines, but velvet bean was decidedly the preferred 
host , According to the farmers of that section, this was the 
worst infestation that they had ever witnessed* 
R ANGE FLAM 'S 
WHITE-LINED SPHINX (Deil eohila 1 in eat a Fab, ) 
New Mexico W tt Ek Emery (September 26): Dr r Baerg and I drove at ] east 2C 
mii=s through this army of caterpillars and they are stripping the 
foliage from all plants and are ruining the cattle range fni the 
coming winter in Dona Ana County, (Determined by Dr« Heinrich,) 
LUBBER GRASSHOPPER (Br achy stela magna Gir. ) 
Hew Mexico 77, E„ Emery (September 26): This insect is very abundant and is 
found on almost all plantations, together with the white-lined 
sphinx, Dei lephila lineata, devastating the cattle range for the 
coming winter. (Determined by Mr, Caudell;) 
ERUIT INSECTS 
APPLE 
• APPLE-GRAIN APHID ( Rhopaloslphum pruni foljae pitch) 
Ohio T» H* Parks (October 20): These aphids were collecting in large 
numbers on apple foliage and twigs during October. This is the 
first recurrence of heavy migration to apple since the fail of 
1313. They Hfce so numerous as to be annoying to apple pickers. 
OBDLING MOTH ( Carpocapsa p omnella L.) 
Massachu- A, CD, Bourne (October 22): A few straggling larvae of the second 
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