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weather they reve crawling down and pupating in the dead leaves on the 
ground "beneath the plant. Both parasites and moths were flying actively 
about iniested kale fields on February 23. 
Texas. S. '.7, Clark, S. E. Jones, and J. N. Roney (December 1934): The 
diamond-hack moth was injurious to cabbage during December at '.Teslpco, 
Winterhaven, and Dickinson. 
CABBAGE LOOPSR ( Auto^rapha brassicae Riley) 
Texas. S. W. Clark, S. E. Jones, and J. 1". Roney (December 1934): A. 
brassicae was injurious to cabbage during December at T7eslaco, "inter- 
haven, and Dickinson. 
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM ' ( Ascia rapae L. ) 
Louisiana. 17. E. Hinds (February 25): Cabbage butterflies are scarce but 
active, and eggs and young larvae are quite easily found. Loopers, 
Auto grapha brassicae Riley, and other species are not a.ctive yet. 
GREENHOUSE LEAF TIER ( Phi yc taenia rubigalis Guen. ) 
South Carolina. C. 0. Bare (December 1934): The greenhouse leaf tier was 
found feeding on cabbage at Charleston from November 7 to December 10. 
This was my first observation of this insect feeding on any crop at the 
Truck Experiment Station. It was most numerous on the undersides of the 
lower leaves but hardly abundant enough to be of economic importance. 
Prom December 6-10, the apparent time of greatest abundance, there was 
an average of approximately .03 larva per -plant. Sometimes several 
larvae occurred on the same plant. (Det. by C. Heinrich) 
CABBAGE APHID ( Brevicoryne brassicae L. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (February 25): The cabbage aphid is very scarce at 
Norfolk. 
Mississippi. H. Gladney (February 21): Infestations of the cabbage aphid 
were noted on cabbage and collards in scattered localities in Jackson 
and Harrison Counties. 
Louisiana. 17. E. Hinds (February 25): Aphids are abundant on cabbage. 
strawberry 
• . STRAWBERRY ROOT APHID ( Aphis forbesi Weed) 
Virginia. II. G. Walker (February 25): Eggs, just beginning to hatch, 
were rather abundant in many of the fields on the Eastern Shore. This 
pest was also found in some of the strawberry fields in Norfolk and 
Princess Anne Counties. 
