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ALFALFA 
THREE- CORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER ( Stictoce-phala festina Say) 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (Octo"ber): The three-cornered alfalfa 
hopper was reported, in Bolivar and Washington Counties. Damage 
still very noticeable. (G. I. Worthington) 
SORGHUM 
SORGHUM WEBWORM ( Celama sorghiella Riley) 
Mississippi G. I. Worthington (October 19): The sorghum' webworm was found 
damaging heads, of sagrain in Washington County. 
GASMEN WEBWORM ( Loxotege similalis Guen. ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (October 24): 'The garden webworm was abundant in 
alfalfa at Mt. Vernon, October 5. 
SOYBEAN 
VELVET3EAT" CATERPILLAR ( Antioarsia gemmatilis Hbn.) 
Louisiana W. A. Douglas (September 29): The first injury to soybeans 
was found on September 15. The infestation is at present very 
light and it is not expected that control measures will be 
necessary, as most varieties of soybeans are' practically mature. 
This insect has appeared later each year since the first ap- 
pearance in 1929 and each year the injury has been less severe. 
GRASS 
FALL ARMYWORM (Laphygma fragi-perda S. & A. ) 
Michigan R. Hut son (October 23): L. frugj-perda is destructive in green- 
houses all ever southern Michigan and the larvae are working 
upon overbearing strawberry in southwestern Michigan. 
Louisiana W. A. Douglas (September 29): The southern grass worm is doing 
some injury to soybeans. The infestation at this time is light. 
J. W. Ingram and E. K. Bynum (September 29): Larvae were ob- 
served in large numbers injuring planted sugarcane near Houma 
during September. 
