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Mississippi C. Lyle (February 22): Injury to onions "by the larvae was 
reported from Florence early in January and from Laurel on 
February 11. Inspector R. P. Colmer reported serious injury 
to English peas at Kreole, on January 23, while Inspector 
F. P. Amsler found these insects injuring iris bulbs at Gulf- 
port on January 29. 
PILL3UG3 (Oniscidae) 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (February): .Numerous complaints are 
being received from the southwestern corner of the State of 
injury "by pillbugs to strawberries and flower gardens. 
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PEA APHID ( illinoia msi Xalt. ) 
H. G. -Jailer (February 26): Pea apliids wore observed active- 
ly feeding in alfalfa on February 4. 
J. M. Robinson (February 23): Plant lice are reported on 
English peas at Troy. 
H. Dietrich (February 21): The pea aphid was first observed 
in numbers on peas at Lucedale on February 17 but since then 
has been found all over George County and threatens the crop 
of about 200 acres unless measures are taken to reduce the in- 
festation. It is also reported from other points in southern 
Mississippi. 
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IMPORTED CA23AGE WORM ( Ascia raoac L. ) 
South Carolina A. Lutken (February 22): Common cabbage worms have been 
active throughout the winter in Charleston County. 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (Februaryft22) : The imported cabbage worm has 
been very abundant and damaging to cabbage in Cairo and 
Calvary Counties during the Winter. 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (February): The imoorted cabbage 
worm was present on collards all winter and is now attack- 
ing young cabbage in the southern part of Jackson County; 
the first adults at Lucedale were observed flying over cab- 
fe bage fields on February 8, and since that time they have 
become very numerous. (Abstract, G. M. ) 
UBRARY ^ 
STATE PLANT BOARD 
