The survival of pupae of the corn ear worm, or bollworm, in 
cages in New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio, and Texas was higher than in 1937. 
and in Kansas survival was recorded for the first time, cages having 
been run' for k years. The insect also survived in Utah. 
The pea aphid is appearing on alfalfa and peas along the Atlantic 
coast from Virginia to Now Jersey, A few poa fields oh the Eastern' Shore 
of Virginia are heavily infested. The insect is increasing rapidly in 
tho pea fields of southern Wisconsin, On the Pacific coast tho survival 
was high, hut cold wet weather in March delayed reproduction until 
April, whon the insect becamo numerous on alfalfa and Austrian field poas 
in Oregon and California. 
The codling moth is pupating generally over the country and 
adults wore observed as far north as Indiana. Mortality in Washington 
is very low. 
The eastern tent caterpillar is very abundant from New Hampshire 
to South Carolina and westward to Tennessee 
Apple aphids hatched rather abundantly, but many were killod in 
Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania by cold weathor. An outbreak of 
tho rosy aphid i6 developing in southern Indiana and western Kentucky, 
Tho vegetable weevil is more abundant and destructive in Alabama, 
Mississippi, and Louisiana than usual, A new infestation, several miles 
from the known infested area, was reported from Texas. The insect is 
unusually destructive in southern California. 
The Colorado potato beetle is abundant from Virginia, through 
North Carolina and Mississippi, to Louisiana, 
The Wtoxipan bean beetle is coming out of hibernation in the Nor- 
folk district, the first one boing taken on beans in the field on April 11, 
which is 9 &ays earlier than ever before recorded in that locality. Wia^ 
tor mortality in Colorado is 39 percent; normal mortality is between 60 
and 70 percent. 
The harlequin bug is appearing in great abundance as far north 
as Chadbourn, N, C* 
The potato loafhopper was taken at trap lights at Arlington* Va„ 
2 weeks earlier than previously recorded, 
