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GREEN CLOVER WORM (Pla thyoena s cabra Fab. ) 
South Carolina Philip Lugiribill and T. C. Shiver (August 21 ): A field at 
Columbia containing 100 acres was attacked "by this .'Lisect. 
This same field was also infested with true and fall armyworms, 
Considerable damage is being done. 
COWPE&S 
Indiana 
Texas 
AN APHID (Aohis medicagdnis Koch) 
C. H. Cleveland (August 21 ): Reports, including specimens of 
the cowpea or locust aphid ( Aphis medi ca^inis ) , have been received 
from several points in the State that this aphid has been abundant 
and injurious on cowpeas during the past month. 
MESQUITE 
MESQUITE BEAN MOTH (sp. undetermined) 
0. C-. Babcock (July 28): largest bean crop in at least five to 
6 years in vicinity of Sonora, Ozona, Eldorado, and Pocks Springs, 
Texas. To date (July 28) there seem'' to be two crops of the 
mesquite beans as well as two broods of the mes quite bean pod 
moth. Parasites very numerous, hence holding in check the 
ravages of the moth larvae. Loss probably less than § of 1 
per cent. 
FRUIT INSECTS 
Indiana 
Indiana 
Ohio 
APPLE 
APPLE FRUIT CHAPER ( Me ta chroma interrupt urn Say) 
B. A. Porter (August 8): This insect caused considerable damage 
to the fruit of a few apple trees in an orchard near Decker during 
the early part of July. 
APPLE FLEA WEEVIL (Orch este s pai l ice rni s Say) 
B. A, Porter (August 8): Most of the weevils entered hibernation 
between July 10 and 15. 
APPLE APHID (Aphis poroi DeG. ) 
H. A. Gossard (August 24): The green apple aphid became quite 
generally noticeable over the northeastern section of the State 
during June, July, and early August. Hundreds of trees in many 
orchards were blackened by the fungous growth in the honcydew. 
They were particularly noted at Ravenna, Chardon, Painesville, 
Cleveland, and Berea. They were most numerous about the first 
of July and at the present tine; have largely subsided. 
