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CAB3AGE APHID ( Brevicorvne brassicae L. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (February 20): Col-lards at Experiment are lightly 
infested with aphids. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (February 17): H. histrionica was found hibernating 
under dead leaves and grass at Experiment between January 14 and 
February 17. 
Mississippi. D. W, Grimes (February 2U): This pest was observed on tur- 
nips at Kosciusko on February 13, 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (February 26): The harlequin bug is abundant on old 
plantings of turnips in the Winter Garden district. 
TURNIP 
TURNIP A?HID ( Rhopalosi'phum pseudobrassicae Davis) 
Georgia, T. L. Bissell (February): The turnip aphid did considerable 
damage to greens at Experiment in November . 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (February 2h): The turnip aphid is moderately 
abundant on turnips. The convergent la,dybeetle ( Hippodamia convergens 
Guer. ) is present. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (February 26): The turnip aphid is abundant on old 
plantings of turnips in the Winter Garden district. 
CELERY 
SOUTHERN ARMYWOEM ( Froc-.e-.iia eride.nia Cram.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 2H): A heavy infestation of the semi- 
tropical armyworm occurred on celery in the Sarasota and Sanford districts. 
The insect worked like a cutworm, gouging out and ruining the stalks at 
the base. The infestation has largely subsided, although a few indivi- 
duals are still present. 
SWEETPOTATO 
SWEETPOTATO WEEVIL ( Cylas formicarius Fab.) 
Florida. F. S. Chamber lin (January): During the year 193^ an outbreak of 
the sweetpotato weevil occurred in the northern part of Gadsden County. 
Eradication methods were employed for a short time. Reports now indicate 
that the insect is beoming well established within a small area, and one 
field of potatoes has been reported as a total loss because of it. This 
pest represents a potential menace in this section, where sweetpotatoes 
are among the important crops. 
