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Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): More common than normal at this season. 
Minnesota. A. G. Sandahl (July 20): Very abundant at LrJce Crystal, Blue 
Earth County. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July 3): The imported cabbage worm again pro- 
mises to be destructive. Full-grown caterpillars were observed feeding 
on cabbage during the week ended June 26. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July l): Cabbage butterflies are moderately abundant in 
northern Utah, with some damage from the diamondback and cabbage butter- 
fly larvae on young plants. 
SOUTHERN CABBAGE WORM ( Ascia protodice Bdv. & Lee.) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July 2): A terrific outbreak has taken place. 
The ratio this year of the southern and imported butterflies must be 
at least 100 to 1. This is very unusual for South Dakota, where the 
southern cabbage butterfly is ordinarily scarce. 
DIAMONDBACK MOTH ( Plutella maculipennis Curt.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 12): At Geneva, Ontario- 
County, the most common cabbage worm is the larva of the diamondback 
moth. Usually this species does net become very abundant until August 
or September. In Mcnroe County diamondbacks are present in all stages 
and are beginning to lay eggs freely. (July 26): In Niagara County the 
diamondback has caused considerable loss. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (July l): Diamondback moths abundant in northern Utah, 
with some damage on young cabbage plants. 
CABBAGE LOOPER ( Autographa brassicae Riley) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. New Letter (June 28): In Niagara County the 
loopers can be £ound. (July 12): In Onondago County cabbage loopers 
are appearing in numbers. (July 6): In Suffolk County they are be- 
coming quite numerous in the cauliflower seedbed. (July 9)* In Ontario 
County, as is usually the case this time of the year, eggs and larvae 
are scarce. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): Caterpillars have not yet showed up in injur- 
ious numbers, 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July 2]>): Beginning to show up in large numbers 
in many localities. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (July 22): Moths have been very numerous at lights 
at Lincoln; most abundant from July 1^ t^ 22. 
