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SPINA CH 
A MAGGOT (H ylenyia sp. ) 
Mississippi G. L. Bond (February 2 5): Dipterous larvae were attacking 
■young roots of young spinach in field near laurel; about 
one- half to 'three- f orirth, "af; the; spinach died, and upon 
examination the root steins were found to' be hollow. The 
.snail larvae were .found in the ground beside the' spinach and 
from all' indications were responsible for the damage, - .:' 
CA33AGI 
. CABBAGE APHID ( Brevicorync br.assicae L. ) 
Virginia Floyd F. Smith (February 11): It is estimated that 2 per 
cent of the population present at Arlington Farm, Rosslyn, 
in November, 1930, is still alive on rape plants. It is 
evidently that this aphid rill spend the entire winter here 
as ah aganic female. A Japanese variety of rape seems to be 
more severely attached than any of the other varieties growing 
near by . ■ . . • , .? . ■ 
Mississippi R. W. Harried (February 23): Aphi'ds identified by A. L. 
Hamner as Brevicoryn e' brassleae were abundant on cabbage 
plants collected at Oholona on February 6. 
Henry Dietrich (February 25): Brevicoryne brassicae was 
very abundant on collards at Leakesville. 
' GBE5ET F3ACH APHID ( Myzus persicae Sulz. ) 
Mississippi R. I. Earned (February 23): A slight infestation of Myzus 
persic ae on cabbage was reported from Oholona on February 6. 
Henry Dietrich (February 25): This aphid was extremely 
abundant on turnips at Lucedale in November and December, 1930. 
HARLFQITI2T BUG (Mur^antia histr ionica Hahn) 
Florida J. R.. Watson (February 24): The harlequin bug has not yet 
appeared in the fields. „ 
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Mississippi Henry Dietrich (February 25): The harlequin bug was very 
bad in George, Greene, and Perry Counties on collards last 
November and December. . 
Texas F. L. Thomas (February 27): The harlequin bug has not come 
to our attention yet. 
