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South Carolina. W. J. Reid, jr. (October 25): The cabbage looper, is increasing 
in abundance on commercial cabbage plantings in the Charleston district. This 
species, and the cabbage webworm ( Hellula undalis Fab.) have been the insects 
that have done most damage to winter cabbage to date. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (October 22): Cabbage lookers have been causing some injury 
to spinach and tomatoes in the greenhouse. 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds and C. E. Smith (October 27): Reported as being less 
abundant now than during Se-ntember, apparently on account of fungus disease 
control during -orolonged rainy periods in October. 
CABBAGE WEBWOSM ( Hellula undali s Fab.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (October 27): The cabbage webw rm is 
not nearly so abundant at Norfolk as it was last month. 
South Carolina, W. J. Reid, jr. (October 25): The cabbage webworm made it quite 
difficult to obtain a stand of winter cabbage in the Charleston district dur- 
ing late September and October because of its destruction of the young plants. 
Alabama. J. Robinson (October 24): The turnip webworm is very abundant at Cal- 
houn on cabbage, at Auburn on turnips, and at Mt. Willing and '.fill stead on 
collards. 
DIAMOND-BACK MOTH ( Plutella maculinennis Curt.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (October 27): The diamond- back moth 
is very abundant and has been especially injurious to collards in the Norfolk 
area. 
MELONS : 
MELON WORM ( Dia-phania hyalinata L. ) 
PICKLE WORM ( Dia-phania nitidalis Stoll) 
South Carolina. W. J. Reid, jr. (October 25): The melon and pickle worms have 
wrought their usual destruction to squash and melon plantings in both the 
Charleston and Piedmont districts of South Carolina since early September. 
Unpoisoncd plantings .of these crops have now ceased entirely to produce mar- 
ketable fruit. In most cases the entire plant has been killed. 
Texas. P. L. Thomas (September 23): Avery heavy infestation 'of the melon w rm 
(D. hyalinata L. ) was reported by H. S. Barks, who stated that this is the 
first time he had seen it at San Antonio. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BORER ( Melittia satyriniformis Hbn. ) 
Michigan. R. H. Pettit (October 22): The squash borer was present in abnormal 
numbers, doing a great deal of damage wherever squash were grown. This is an 
