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not recall ever having* -an infestation in this State of the true 
f onr., Blissus leucopterus . 
E, 0. Essig (February 23): So scarce that it can not be found for 
collections. 
CORN EAR ""CRM (Heliothis pbsoleta Fab.) 
Texas T. C. Barber (February 21); Roasting ears for sale in the local 
city market at Brownsville are heavily attacked by the corn car 
worm, The worms are of all sizes from very small to large, indicating 
a continuous winter development of the species. 
ALFALFA ' 
ALFALFA CATERPILLAR ( lurvmus eurytheme Boisd. ) 
California T. D. Urbahns (February 17): This insect was not so abundant during 
the season of 1925 as it has "been for a number of years previous, 
although this insect constantly caused heavy losses to alfalfa 
growers extending from the Imperial Valley in the southern part of 
the State through the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys to the 
north. 
GREEN CLOVER tfQRM ( Plathypana scabra Fab. ) 
Mississippi R. 77. Earned (February 5): During the latter part of January moths 
of the green clover worm ^ere received from luka in Tishomingo 
County, and Sibley in Adams County, and also were observed flying 
here at A. & M. College. 
GRASS ' 
GREEN JUITE BEETLE ( Cotinis nitida L. ) 
North 7. A. Thomas (.January 20): Several residents of this town have 
Carolina complained of something destroying their lawn grass within the 
past few days. An examination of some lawns has been made and these 
were found to be heavily infested '-ith white grubs. In some places 
the grass was almost completely covered with the loose earth brought 
to the surface by the grubs. The newly opened burrows are very 
conspicuous early in the mornings and give the lawn an unsightly 
appearance. This is the heaviest infestation the writer has observed 
in this section (Chadbourn) and should it continue through spring 
serious damage is almost certain to occur, 
FRUIT I IT SECTS 
GENERAL 
APHIIDAE 
Virginia ',7. S. Hough (February 16): Aphis eggs are more abundant on apple 
