-619- 
West Virginia L. M. Peairs (October 24): The squash bug is very abundant 
at Ho r gan town. • 
SPOTTED 3HST W3HB7TOHM ( Hg.vienia ocrsnec talis Hbn. ) 
Mississippi C. Lyle (October 22): Larvae tentatively identified by 
J. M. Langston were reported as heavily infesting sweetpotato 
plants at Jruitland Park, on October 2, and as abundant on 
pigweed in turnip fields at Lucedale, on October 17. 
C"!1IRY 
GR3M3DU37! L^AJ TY3R ( Phlyc taeni a rub I gal is Guen. ) 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (October 20): I have recently found several 
lepidopterous larvae causing considerable injury by chewing 
c: arm els in the surface of celery stalks in the field. At 
least three species are involved: P. rub i gal is Guen. , which 
is perhaps most comr.on; a greenish, white- striped looper 
whiph I believe to be the celery: looper, Autographa falcigera 
Z"yj., which is fairly comr.on; and a snail brownish striped 
caterpillar with large black tubercles, black head, and black 
thoracic shield. A considerable number of snail moths, which 
I believe are the adults of this latter larva, were flying in 
the celery field when disturbed. Although injury by these 
three kinds of larvae was not serious it was conspicuous 
enough to worry the celery growers. The worst injur;' - see:::s 
to be on the yellow celery. 
Michigan R. Hut son (October 23): This insect was very abundant on 
celery during September. 
SPI1TACH 
CABEAG1 LOOPER ( Autographa brassicae Riley) 
Ohio T. H. Park's (October 24): Tlie greenhouse specialist reports 
cabbage looper s common on spinach at Toledo. 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (October 20): Some injury has been caused 
to spinach in Bucks County, b Tr the cabbage looper eating 
holes through the leaves. E&gs of some undetermined tachinid 
fly were fairlj' common on the full-grown loopers. 
■ TUR3TIP 
TURIIIP APHID ( Rhopalosiphum pseu.dobrassicae Davis) 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (October 20): A serious outbreak is now occurring 
in turnip fields In southern Bucks County. The outbreak has 
