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J. A. Munro (May 22): .Adults have "been commonly seen since 
the early part of May. From present indications they will 
cause the usual amount of • injury ,' in gardens this season, 
L. Haseman (May 23): Butterflies are abundant at Columbia 
and St. Louis and worms are showing up on cabbage and horse- 
radish. \ -r u r •■;. 
R. W. Harned and assistants- (May): Complaints have been 
received all during the month of May. The injury, however, 
is not great. (Abstract G. M.) • >■■ 
DIAMOND-BACK i.lOTH ( Piute 11a maculipennis Curt.) 
W. A. Thomas (May 9): An unusually heavy infestation has 
recently developed on cabbages in the vicinity of Chadbourn. 
Thousands of moths have been observed flitting about the field 
in the late afternoon. The whitish areas in the leaves showing 
the points of insect injury are very conspicuous in most of the 
fields. There seem to be few parasites present at this time. 
R. W. Harned and assistants (May): Heavy infestations on 
turnips late in April were reported from Stone County and 
early in May they were very numerous in cabbage in Forrest, Lee, 
Chickasaw, and Adams- Counties. (Abstract J. A. H.) 
CABBAGE LOOPER ( Autographa bras sic ae Riley) 
P. K. Harrison (May l): The cabbage looper is injuring cabbage 
in home gardens at Eairfa.x. 
W. L. Gray (May 20): The cabbage looper was moderately 
abundant on cabbage at Stanton, May 11. 
CABBAGE MAGGOT ( Hylemyia "brass icae Bouche) 
A. I. Bourne (May 23): Professor Whitcomb from the field 
station at Waltham reports finding the first eggs of the 
cabbage maggot on May 6. 
W. T. Clark (May 15): I noted eggs of the cabbage maggot and 
on two plants small maggots had hatched at Baltic. 
Weekly News Letter, New York State College of Agriculture 
(May): Adult flies began emerging in the early part of May, 
and by the middle of the month were ovipositing in large numbers 
on early cabbage and seed beds, particularly in the central 
part of the State. (Abstract J.. A. H.) 
H. N. Worthley (May 6): The first eggs of the cabbage maggot 
were found May 6 at 4 State College. 
