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reported damage so heavy that pepper fields were plowed up 
earlier in the season, but the infestations were not vrified 
by the writer. The insect is well distributed near Vent on, 
Tex. (October 1): Pepper weevil damage has been v~ry heavy 
in Ventura County, near Camarill, C a lif . Two fields were a 
total loss by September SO. Practically all pepper fields in 
the county are affected, damage ranging from a trace to almost 
100 per cent. (October IS): The pepper weevil has been 
discovered infesting eggplant in Orange County, California. 
Larvae and eggs were found both in the buds and in the pods. 
A Japanese variety is more su&ceptible although larvae and 
eggs were found in the buds and in the pods of the common vari- 
ety. In two localities the Japanese eggplant was very heavily 
infested, but it was growing in the edge of heavily infested 
pepper plants. In a third locality where only the common 
variety was growing among heavily infested peppers no weevil 
infestations -ere found. 
CABBAGE 
IMPORTED CABBAGE .'/OEM ( Pieris raoao L. ) 
Illinois C. C. Compton (October): Very injurious to cabbage and tur- 
nips in Cook County. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (October 19): Continues to be extremely in- 
jurious to " cobblers in Outagamie, idnnebago, Brown, and 
Racine Counties. 
CABBAGE LCOPER ( Autograhha brassicae Riley) 
Illinois C. C. Compton (October): More numerous and destructive on 
late cabbage in Cook County than usual. 
Mississippi R. ,". Earned (October 23): Reported as injuring collards 
at Tyro on October 10 and as abundant on mustard and other gar- 
den crops at Hazslhucst on September 23, 
Texas S. ..'. Clark (September 25): Rapidly becoming abundant in 
cabbage seed beds at » : eslaco. 
CABBAGE V/EBt>'ORM ( Hellula undalis Fab.) 
Mississippi M. M. High (October 12): Ouite abundant on turnip, cabbage, 
etc., from Choctaw County to the coast. Some early plantings 
in September were almost completely destroyed. 
R. .. Earned (October 23): Reported abundant on cabbage at 
Hat ties burg on October 1 and on collards at Tyro on October 10. 
