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SUGARCANE 3GRER (D iatraea sacch.rali s Fac. ) 
Louisiana W. E. Hinds ("arch 14) : tfith regard to the sugarcane borer hiber- 
nation, we have found during the past few weeks a very large num- 
ber of full-grown larvae in the stalks of cane, corn, etc. The 
survival is very much heavier than it was a year ago. Pupation 
began in the field during the first week of February and the 
first moth emerging out of doors was taken in our cages March 3. 
This is at least a month earlier than moths became active here in 
1926. This indicates a strong probability of six generations of 
sugarcane borers this season where we had only five in I92S. 
FOREST A N D SHaDZ-TRES INSECTS 
MI SCELLAFZQUS ZZZLZR S 
A SCALE III SECT ( Lecaniodiasois sp. ) 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (February 1): A scale insect, identified for us 
in November, 1926, as Lecaniodiaspis sp. , probably celtidis 
Cockerell, by Harold Morrison of the Bureau of Entomology, has 
been repeatedly complained of during January, 1927. as well as 
clnring the fall of 192o, by residents of Grand Island, Hall 
County. Cur attention was first drawn to this infestation by 
the Hall County agricultural agent in Sent ember, 19 2 5- Elm, 
hackberry, and locust trees are the ones chiefly affected, and 
many of these have been killed during 1926 because of the severe 
attack of this scale. 
Pis soles s?. 
Mississippi R. "7. Earned (March 23): Complaints of serious injury to Cedrus 
deodora plants by insects tentatively determined as F icsoc'es sp. 
have been received during the past week from Jackson, Zeridan, 
and Ziggins. 
COTTONY CUSHION SCaLE ( Icerya purchasi Mask.) 
Louisiana 77. E. Hinds (March 14): The cottony cushion scale has been 
reported from Lake Charles, Covington, and Edgar d sections of 
the State. The eggs are now hatching and the crawlers are 
abundant. 
' ITE- ZKSD TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocamwa leuco stigma S.& A.) 
Ohio ->. '.'. Mendenhall (March S) :, "."hit e -marked tussock moth egg 
masses are ^uite plentiful on the street trees in many of the 
tens and cities in the southern section of the State. 
