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COYTPEa CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus census Boh. ) 
Georgia 0. I. Snapp, Bureau of Entomology (September 12). "This curculio 
seems to be unusually abundant this year, and severely damaging 
the cowpea crop in central Georgia. Several farmers report one 
fourth to one half of the crop destroyed. Ilany pods cut off at 
the place of attachment to the vine. The weather has been hot 
and cry for the past three weeks* 
LESSER COM STALE-BORER ( Elasmopalpus lifjaosellus Zell.J 
Mississippi R. W. Karned (September 10). "The lesser corn stalk-borer con- 
tinues to partially destroy stands of late cowpeas by tunnelin 
the main stem and root. Small plants about 6 or 8 inches high 
are being attacked." 
GREEN CLOVER WORM ( Plathypena scabra Fab. ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (September 14). "The green clover worm has been 
damaging soybeans and cowpeas in some sections." 
VELVET BEAU 
VELVET BEAK CATERPILLAR (A nticarsia fionaatilis Htrtm. ) 
Florida J. R. V/atson (September 15). "Doing some, serious damage in a few 
localities in northern Florida but, on the whole, less serious than 
in average years. Parasites will probably appear within the next 
few weeks." 
SIDE-GRASS 
Iowa 
( Sphenophorus parvulus Gyll. ) 
C. N. Ainslie, Bureau of Entomology (September 22). "It may be of 
interest to you to know that this insect seems to be multiplying 
at a great rate in this region, or at least in this vicinity. A 
few weeks ago the foreman of one of our cemeteries appealed to me 
for help. The sod was dying and could be rolled up like a carpet. 
I found a gocd many full-grown Lachnosterna larvae at work, but 
along with these were a great number of the larvae of S_. parvulus . 
Recently the adults have appeared in unprecedented numbers in my 
part of the city. Not many days ago I took adults from the walk 
between the Laboratory and my house, going back and forth three or 
four times. I have since taken them here and there from the walks, 
where the walks were bounded by bluegrass lawns, no grass with stems 
anywhere near, so I am sure they are living on the grass roots." 
(Sioux City , I« ' . ) 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acridiidae) 
Wisconsin S. B. Fracker (September 22). "Damage to field crops ceased in 
august and these insects are now doing considerable damage to c: b- 
bage." 
