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Alabama 
CUTWOEMS (JToctuidae) 
T. D. Urbahns (March 14): Many complaints of cutworms destroy- 
ing the unfolding "buds of grapes have coils from Eakersf ield. 
Probably several species are involved. 
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MAY BEETLES ( Pnyliopha ret spp. ) 
J. M. Robinson (March 10): Mr. C. C. Lowder, Secretary and Mana- 
ger of Title Insurance Company, Mobile, Ala., reports that in a 
small district in Mobile there is a species of beetle, perhaps 
cne of the May "beetles, which defoliates the pecan trees about 
the first of April, after the pecan trees have made a growth of 
from four to six inches. The beetles a] so woik on the tender 
branches, as well as leaves, for about thirty days. They have 
been recorded as being present and destructive for about four 
years. They have been sufficiently abundant to prevent the 
fruiting of the pecan trees. 
TWELVE- SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Piabrptica duodecim nunctata Ffcb.) 
J. M. Robinson and W. A. Puffin (March ?■): This insect was de- 
foliating pecan trees in the extreme southern part of our State. 
At Auburn these beetles are very plentiful at the present time, 
and are found on various fruit blossoms, as well as en vetch. 
CITRUS 
GENERAL 
STATEMENT 
Florida 
CITRUS APHID ( Aphis s niraocola Patch) 
W. W. Yothers and F. R. Cole (January 31): A recent partial 
survey over the most heavily infested citrus growing sections 
last year indicates that this pest is not present to the extent 
that it was last year. In fact, the growers interviewed indica- 
ted that perhaps not one-thousandth as many were present as there 
were last year. It is- a fact, however, that a branch of new 
growth here and there was heavily infested; in most instances 
this was from tangerine trees or other varieties of the Mandarin 
family. Both sexes were found on Spiraea plants at Lakeland. 
These plants were most heavily infested and the aphids were 
practically destroying all the new growth. The usual predacious 
enemies were present in considerable abund&uie and in most in- 
stances had completely destroyed colonies. 
W. W. Yothers (March 23) : A. year ago there was a no3t terrible 
scourge and infestation of aphids south of here. This infesta- 
tion hardly reached here last spring in time to cause any injury 
whatever. At the present tine, however, this pest is here in 
maximum numbers and it is simply killing the new growth as rapidly 
