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_ . . CARROT BEETLE (Li gyrus gibbosus Deg. ) 
Tennessee. ,G. M. Bentley (October 25 ) : Has been reported damaging cornfields 
in several places. . . u . .• ■:_ .; 
V CORN ROOT APHID .( Anuraphis maidi-radicis Forbes ) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman and W. C. Nettles (October 16): More abundant than 
normal. Damage is chiefly in the eastern part of the State. 
: : ALFALFA AND CLOVER 
BLACK BLISTER BEETLE" ( Epicaut a pennsylvan ica Deg. ) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (October 25): Has been a real pest in alfalfa fields, 
and also in young seedings of clover planted in August. 
PEA APHID ( Illinoia pisi Kltb. ) 
M?ine. J. H. Hewkins (October 17): More pea aphids have been found on red 
and alsike clover in central Maine this fall than at any time during the 
last 2 years . 
SORGHUM 
SORGHUM WEBWORM ( Celama sorghiella Riley) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (October 22): Noted on hego.ri at Garland. Fifteen percent 
of kaffir heads infested at Alta Loma, Galveston County, on September 1. 
LEAF-FOOTED BUG ( Leptoglos sus phyllopu s L. ) 
Texrs. J. N. Roney (October 22): Abundant on sorghum headsan August. 2 and 
September 5 in Galveston County. 
VEL vETBEAN S 
VELVETBEAN CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsia gemmatilis Hbn. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (October 22): Adults are very abundant. The cater- 
pillars are persisting l~ter in the fall than usual, damaging not only 
velvetbeans and peanuts but also cowpeas. This is the first instance we 
have noticed of extensive damage to cowpeas by this insect. . . ■, ; s : ■ 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger and C. L. Stracener (October 5): A trip was made 
to the North Louisiana Experiment Station, Ouachita Parish, at which time 
we found a few adults of the velvetbean caterpillar, the first generation 
of that section. 
SUGARCANE . 
SUGARCANE BORER (Diatraea saccharalis F. ) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (October 22): More abundant than usual in Galveston County, 
Twenty-five borers found in two stalks of cane. Also attacking corn and 
sorghum in Calveston County on September 1. 
