New 
Jersey 
West 
Virginia 
Oregon 
D. E. Fink (May 12). "About as numerous as usual in the southern part 
of New Jersey. Beetles are just beginning to attack potatoes and to- 
matoes." 
E. C. Sherwood (April 29). "First observed on this date in Mineral 
County. A few beetles on the larger plants in the lower parts of the 
fields. Potatoes are about three inches high." 
A. L. Lovett (May 10), "The western potato flea-beetle ( Epitrix 
subcrinita Leo.) is present in most fields but less numerous than usual." 
CABEAGE 
New York 
Delaware 
Kentucky 
Ohio 
Oregon 
New York 
CABBAGE WORM (Pontia r apae L.) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants report that cabbage butterflies were first 
observed in Erie County on May 14; eggs first observed in Tompkins 
County on May 13; by May 26 larvae were in the third and fourth instar 
and considerable damage was being done to garden cabbage in the latter 
county. 
C. 0. Houghton (May 9). "This species does not appear to be as common 
as during the la st week in March and I believe that the cool weather 
of March 29 and 30 and the snow and freezing temperature of April 9 
and 10 destroyed many of the adults." 
H. Garman (March 15). "First adult of the season observed on this date. 
Adults common by March ?. r . at Lexington. The southern cabbage butterfly 
( Pontia p r otod icc B. ft l> n ) was quite common about the flowers of the 
common weed Lithospsnausi awenss on March 27." 
H. A. Gossqrd (May 7). "Cabbage butterfly laying eggs at Marietta the 
first week in May." 
A. L. Lovett. -'First eggs were found on May 10; so far adults seem 
very scarce." 
CABBAGE MAGGOT (Hylemyia brass icae Bouche) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants report that on April 29 females were ac- 
tively laying in Nassau County, as high as 80 per cent of ths plants 
in many rowa having eggs at the base. By May 14 egg laying h? . -t 
ceased and injury was apparent b-^ih in seed bsd3 and 5.u the . . - .J. • by 
May 20 cabb3gec grown for seed were shewing s.ig-xs of injury. 1 ; . ap- 
pears that in such cases the maggot does net injure the i v>ts but at- 
tacks the plant ir. the region of the o'-d head entering the steza at the 
axils of the leaves. Within three inches £3 maggoxs wore removed from 
one plant. Growers of cabbage seed have removed all the Isaves in the 
ti~?e of saving the healthy plants. This may bs th- r/,-?.?.v reason for 
the lack of success that growers of cabbage sc-sC have had during the 
past season. On May 3.4 flies were quite numerous and laying eggs in 
Erie County; May 3.8 repots of serious damage co radish in Orleans 
County were received and mi the 21st serious damage to early cabbage 
in iSuffolk County was reported. 
