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SUGARCAI^ - 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraca sa.ccharalis Fab . ) 
Louisiana T. E. Hollov/ay end' T7. S. Haley (M~y 16): The sugarcane moth 
"borer was found in very small hur.ibcrs, causing dead hearts, in 
in sugarcane in Jefferson Parish. 
".'.". E. Hinds (May 29): Sugarcane borers hibernated fairly 
-accessfully. The first generation is now reaching the adult 
stage and the second generation is just starting. Some fields 
show heavy infestations, but the general condition appears be- 
low average. 
PINK SUGARCANE BORER ( Meroplcon cosmion Dyar ) 
Louisiana T. E. Holloway and T ,7. E. Haley (May 16): Two specimens of 
the pinlc borer of sugarcane, K. cosmion , were found in young 
sugarcane plants in Jefferson Parish. 
LESSER CORN STALK BORER ( Slc.smo-pr.lpus li-~nosellus Zell.) 
Louisiana T. E. Hollov/ay and ~. E. Haley (May 15): This insect was 
found injuring sugarcane in Jefferson parish. 
FOREST AND S H A D E - T R E S INSECTS 
PERIODICAL. CICADA ( Tibicina se^tendecjm L. ) 
Iowa E. E. Jaques(May 31): The periodical cicada (Brood III) was 
first found in the adult stage May 28 at Mt. Pleasant, Henry 
County. Nymphs and their "chimneys" have been abundant for two 
months or more . 
BAG.70RM ( Thyrido-ptcryx op heme rae form i s Haw . ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (May 28): Bags wore repotted abundant on May 3 
at Brownville in a 3-y c ar -o 1 d orchard. 
Mississippi R. 7. Hr.rned (May 23): Specimens were received from Hat ties- 
burg... on May 15 with the information that a rose bush was 
heavily infested. 
GLOOMY SCALE ( Chr y somphq.lus t c nebr io b sus Comst.) 
North Carolina C. H. Brannon (May 23)': Soft maple trees all over eastern 
North Carolina are very severely damaged by this scale. 
Mississippi J. E. McEvilly (Hay 22): This scale is very abundant on 
oak trees at Laurel and it is also doing some damage to pecan 
trees at Moselle. 
