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SUGAH CANE BORER ( Noctuidao) 
Mississippi T. E. Holloway (Juno 30). "A now lopidopt orous borer ius 
been found in sugar cane in southern Mississippi by Mr.E. K« 
Bynum of the Mississippi Plant Board and tho wtiter. It is 
larger than tho sugar cane moth borer, Diatraea saccharalis , 
and has structural diff erencos. It is white in color, with 
tho dorsum strikingly pink. Larval specimons have boon 
submitted to Mr. Carl Hoinrich, who reports tt Noctuid unknown 
to jko. Very interesting." The new borer seems capable of 
inflicting even more danago than Diatraea, judging from 
its size and the size of its tunnels, but while apparently 
distributed over a fairly wide area it is rather scarce 
im. -*ny one place. An inspector for scouting work has "been 
employed on funds of the allotment for sugar c-*no insect 
investigations. Ee will work in cooperation with the 
Mississippi Plant Board." 
FC--HEST AND SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
PERIODICAL CICADA ( Tibicina septendocim L.) 
B rood X lll 
West 
Virginia W. E, Rumscy (June 10). "On May 30 I heaid a periodical cicada 
singing in my backyard at Morgantown. On June 4 a specimen 
was taken about 5 miles a-st of Morgantown and brought to 
the entomological l^oor.*tory with a report that two or threo 
more ^ were singing at the time 61© specimen was taken. V 
Indiana J. J, D^vis (June 16). "Observed the 17-year cicada fairly 
abundant at Munster, in Lako County. It was first noticed 
a woek or two ago but has been most abundant and conspicuous 
tho la3t few days." 
Illinois Harriot F. Holmes (May 18). "My form is at Batavia on tho 
Fox River about 35 miles due west from Chicago and the farmers 
in this neighborhood, while plowing, report finding large 
numbers of what they called the 17-yoar locust," 
W, A. Rogers (June 3). "Millions of what appear to be 17- 
yeor locusts are coming out of round holes in the ground 
and climbing trcos at Lisle. Thus far they do not seem to 
have done any damago." 
