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Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants ( September) : The imported cabbage 
worm is very abundant in Freeborn, Winona, Crow Wing, and Benton 
Counties. 
SOUTHERN CABBAGE WORM ( Ascia protodice 3dv. & Lee.) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (September 9) J Butterflies were found ovipositing 
on collard plants just out of the ground at Experiment. 
Ohio. B. J. Landis (September 15) : Larvae of the southern cabbage butterfly 
wore more numerous than usual at Columbus. On September 15, 80 worms 
were collected from 100 feet of row of Chinese cabbage. A few larvae 
were found on rape and turnips. 
CA33AGE LOOPER ( Autographa brass icae Riley) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (September 21): Cabbage looper slightly less abundant 
than usual this year in southern Connecticut. 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (September 25): The cabbage looper was becoming 
rather abundant in many cabbage and collard fields in the Norfolk area; 
however, since the hurricane and the U-inch rain accompanying it on 
September IS, many of the' loopers died from a bacterial disease. 
Ohio. B. J. Landis (September): Cabbage loopers were abundant on turnips 
on September l6 at Columbus and on Chinese cabbage at Athens on September 
U. At the latter place they were damaging the outer leaves. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (September ,25) : Cabbage loopers common on cabbage and 
turnips in the Bluegrass area. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (September 2k): A. brass icae was col- 
lected on soybeans at Burnell on September l6 and on turnips and mustard 
in Grenada and Yalobusha Counties. Serious damage to turnips was ob- 
served in Union County. 
DIAMONDBACK MOTH ( Piute 11a maculipennis Curt.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (September 25): Larvae are becoming moderately abun- 
dant in cabbage and collard fields around Norfolk. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (September 26): Injury from the larvae is now heavy in 
some northern counties. 
HAWAIIAN BEET WEBWORM ( Hymenia fascial is Cram.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (September 25): The Hawaiian beet webworm was very 
abundant at Norfolk and did considerable damage to young kale during 
the latter part of August and the early part of September. 
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