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TRUCK. -CHOP INSECTS 
' III SCELLaETEOUS FEEDERS 
MONARCH ( An sia plexippus L. ) 
Ilississippi K. L.Cockerham (October 31 ) : On this date I observed a very 
unusual flight of these butterflies. There were literally 
thousands of them in flight, and all going in a westerly di- 
rection. The flight continued for a good portion of the day, 
and is the first great flight of this species that I have 
observed at this locality (Biloxi). 
FOUR-SPOTTED CABBAGE FLEA BEETLE ( phyllotreta bipustulata Fab. ) 
Mississippi R. :/. Harned (February 10) : At McCorrib, in Pike County, this 
insect was attacking tomato, eggplant, beet, pepper, and tur- 
nip plants. 
CUTUCRHS (Moctuidae) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 11): Cutworms have been active 
throughout December and January, attacking vegetables parti- 
cularly. 
SEED CORN HafiGOT (E ylemyia cilicrura Rond. ) 
Mississippi R. V/. Harned (February 5): Three rather seriou.s complaints 
in regard to the seed corn maggot have been received recently. 
One farmer, at Bassfield, -.-.rote as follows, on January 25: 
'.'They were killing all my English peas, turnips, radishes, and 
in fact all plants that have come up so far. The county 
agent at Purvis sent specimens to us on January 29, and stated 
that they were ruining English peas. Inspector N. D. Peets 
sent specimens from Crystal Springs on February 1, with the in- 
formation that they had destroyed 1-i acres of cabbage. 
TURNIPS 
TURNIP APHID .( Rhopalosiphum pseudobrassicae Davis) 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotic a du odecimpunctata Fab.) 
Mississippi R. '". Harned (February 5): Inspector R. P. Colmer, at '.loss 
Point, reported as follows on January 19- "In December Iwas 
called to Lucedale in George,'. County to investigate insects 
that --ere damaging turnips. Besides the turnip louse I found 
D. duodecimpunctaita eating some of the turnips. The worst 
thing about these beetles was that they were clinging to the 
leaves as the plants were being gathered for canning. The 
o-mer feared that some of them -ould be canned with the leaves 
