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1. Haceraan (Marcli 22); Half ;^:rov/n larvpx :of the va,ricgated 
c.-atworm were abundant in peach orcliaxd at Si^^eston ^chniary 25. 
K. C. Sulliv,?^! (March 22): Ou-tv/orms are verv ahundant in 
southwestern Missouri. 
C. Benton (Febrian^ 22): Cu-tv/orrr.s. have oeen reported active 
in raany parts of Lincoln and adjacent counties. The first 
report was received ?e'br'.".ary 8. Severe da-nage from their 
feeding lias occurred this month at Favetteville to hollvhocks, 
tulips, lilies, an.d iris. 
P. L. Thomas (March 22): C'atworr.:s are moderately abundant 
in Presidio, San Aiitonio, and San An-^elo on aJfalfa, lettuce, 
and hitterweed ( Helenium tenuif olium ) . 
WHITS GRUBS' ( Pnyllophaga spp. ) ■ 
W. A. Price (March 24): Fnite grubs were destroying tomato 
plants in cold frames at Earlington on Marcli 17. 
C. Lc.'le and assistants (March): There wa.s a great deal of 
complaint of white grabs attacking track in gardens in northern 
Mississippi during the fore part of March. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
L. Thomas (March 22): PAvllopliaga rubiginosa Lec. and 
P. hirtiventris Horn were tal'en at light March 15 at Wliarton. 
P. calceata lec. was taken at light February 26 at Bryan. 
P. congrua Lec. was talcen at' light March 3 at Dickinson. 
A ( Heterodcres laiirentii Guer. ) 
K. L. Cocker-iam (Pebrj^rj'- 25): Larvae were observed 
attacking seed corn which h-ad been plaj-ited on Pebruary 17. 
The larvae were active and boring into the sprouted 5:ernels. 
JAPAl'USS B.ilETLI] (Pojoillia .iaponica IJovra. ) 
T. L. Guyton (March 23): The Japanese beetle is appearing in 
■greenhouses in Philadelphia. 
C. H. Hadley and assistants, Japanese Beetle Laboratory 
(Pebruar;^): The first shipment of Aiistralian material arrived 
this month. The pari-j'fiiLes are tachinids of the genus Palpostoma 
which deposit their larvae on adults of several genera of 
Scarabaeidae, The shipment arrived in good condition on 
February 13 and consisted of one case containing 5,055 puparia. 
This material was shipped from Australia January IS, by R. W. 
Burrell. 
