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Indiana 
Alabama 
Indiana 
Louis iana 
J»J»Davis (September 19)* "During the last two weeks several 
reports of severe injury by the cabbage worm have been received from 
various parts of the State-" 
CABBAGE WEBWORM ( Helluia undalis Ej.b-) 
F-L-Thomas (Avigust 25) • "This insect is rapidly increasing in 
Russell County r where it is much more serious than usual- Of 
322 collards examined 82 were dead as the result of infestation 
and 7? plants dwarfed or badly stunted because of the leaves 
cut off or the bud destroyed- In Lee County an infestation of 
young turnips is just beginning-" 
W»E«Hinds (September 2l)» "The turnip webwora is doing unusual 
damage to fall crops of turnips, rape, collards, etc- This 
species occurs widely distributed throughout Alabama and is a 
serious pest* The Alabama Experiment Station is undertaking a 
thorough study of its life history and methods for its control-" 
HARLEQUIN BUG (Murgantia hi strionica Hahn) 
J»J-Dj,vi3 (September 19) » "The Harlequin bug has been reported 
the past month as seriously damaging cabbage along the southern 
border of Indiana." 
T«H. Jones (August 14) « "Complaints of damage have been received 
from Jackson Parish, the insect attacking collards - u 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY RCOT-' T7 E2VIL (Brach yrhinus ovatus L-) 
California (California Weekly News Letter, August 23)* "The strawbsrry 
root-weevil was intercepted at Truckee under date of August 28' 
This is one of the strawberry weevils which occasioned the 
issuance of Quarantine Regulations Uos* 9 and 10 covering the 
admission of strawberry plants from the States of Oregon and 
Washington-" 
BEANS 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE ( Epilach na cor rap ta Muls-) 
Tennessee Neale F« Howard (Septamber 25)- "During September the Mexican 
bean beetle has been discovered in seven new Counties in Tennessee, 
la 
Claiborne- 
e-, Dickson, Robert son .fWixliams on, Wilson, Cocke, and 
aiborne-" 
Kentucky Neale F« Howard (September 25)- "TL3 report made from Madison 
County in the last number of the Survey Bulletin has proved 
incorrect- Specimens which were sent in by a corespondent in 
that county were not collected in that county- On S3ptember 19 
specimens were collected from Simpson County-" 
