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Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (April): This insect, which was 
temporarily retarded "by the freezing weather daring the first 
week in March, has since "built up to destructive populations, 
particularly on English and Austrian peas. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
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CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ( Ascia rapae L. ) 
E. T. Fernald (April 21): Adults are extremely abundant 
near and in cabbage fields and depositing eggs on the cabbages, 
at Winter Gardens. I think I never saw so many at one time. 
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L. Haseman (April 25): Butterflies on wing have been seen 
in central Missouri in considerable numbers since April 1. 
SOUTHERN CABBAGE WORM (Ascia protodice B. & L. ) 
H. Gladney (April IB): The southern cabbage worm is moderate- 
ly abundant on cabbage at Ocean Springs, Jackson County. 
DIAM01TD-3ACK MOTH ( Plutella maculipennis Curt . ) 
W. J. Reid, jr. (April 25): The diamond-back moth has 
continued to be a very serious pest of cabbage in the 
Charleston area. Breeding of the insect continued unchecked 
during the entire winter. The pest attacked the spring cabbage 
crop as soon as it was set in the field. At first the in- 
festations of the spring crop were located near winter 
cruciferous plantings. At the present, approximately one-half 
of the spring cabbage crop has oeen harvested. The worms are 
now present in enormous numbers on the cabbage; all stages of 
the insect are present in the field. The worms have -tunneled 
through as many as six leaves of the ca-bhag-e heads; 90 per cent 
of the cabbage plantings visited by the writer show an infes- 
tation. The damage is severe in 75 per cent of the plantings. 
G. F. Know], ton (April 12): Unusually abundant on wild 
mustard plants in several parts of Tooele and Box Elder Counties. 
HARLEOJJH BUG ( Murgantia histrionica - Hahn) 
C. Iyls and assistants (April): This insect was doing 
considerable damags to crucifers in several parts of the State 
during the latter half of the month. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
J. M. Robinson (April 20): The harlequin bug is moderately 
abundant at Auburn. 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas (April 5): This insect is present in large 
numbers on seeding collards where serious injury is being done 
to the developing seed pods near Chadbourn. 
