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Alabama. K. L* Cockerham (April 5):- The "bean leaf beetle was fairly plentiful 
at Jo ley on April 5* 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 22): The first serious complaint we have received 
this spring came from Picayune","" Pearl River County, on April 5, the corres- 
pondent indicating that the beetles were, "devouring plants such as beans 
and peas." They were also reported as causing medium injury to beans at 
Dossville, Leake County, on April 13, while a correspondent at Clarksdale, 
Coahoma County, stated on April 10 that he had observed them to some extent 
on phlox and sweet william plants. 
SEED CORN MAGGOT ( Hy'.emyia cili crura P.ond. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (April 26): The seed corn maggot is moderately abun- 
dant generally, but several cases of severe infestation of beans have been 
observed and others reported. 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (April 22): Sprouting beans' have been sent in 
from Greensboro heavily infested. 
CAEBAGg 
IMPORTED CABBAGE '.VORM [ Ascia raoae L. ) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (April 21): The imported cabbage worm is xarce in 
Eargo. A few adults were seen during .the past few days. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 24): Recently a few adults were observed on the 
wing at Columbia, but later and less abundant than usual. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (April): Moderately abundant March 28 and April 1 
• at. Knoxville. 
Utah. G. E. Kno??lton (April 8): Adults are active in many parts of northern 
Utah, and were noted to be quite abundant in one field at Spanish Foi • 
DIAMOND- BACK MOTH ( Plutella maculinennis Curt.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 21): The diamond-back moth is moderately abun- 
dant on cabbage at Mobile. 
Mississippi. X. L. Cockerham (April 26): On April 26 a forty-three acre 
field of cabbage was heavily infested with larvae of the diamond-bach 
at Picayune. • 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
Virginia. H. G. Talker (April 25): The harlequin bug is rather scarce at Nor- 
folk, indicating that there must have been a very high winter mortality, 
or that many of them have not emerged from hibernation, as very large num- 
bers of them went into hibernation last fall. 
North Carolina. '\ A. Thomas (April 15): This insect is much less 
at this season at Chadbourn this year than last year. Only an occasional 
specimen can be seen in the average home gar. : 
