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Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 2k): The imported cabbage worm 
is very abundant at Aberdeen, Poplarville, and Moss Point, and slight 
injury reported in Lincoln and Copiah Counties. 
Ohio. B. J. Landis (April 21): The first adult of the imported cabbage 
worm was observed in the field today. 
CABBAGE LOOFER ( Autographa brassicae Riley) 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (April 23): Cabbage loopers are more 
numerous and eggs are easily found. So far no Trichogramma parasites 
have been found in the eggs collected. 
California. J. C. Elmore (April 2): A looper, either A. brassicae or A. 
calif ornica Speyer, was common on tomato vines near Niland, attacking 
fruit and foliage. 
CABBAGE APHID ( Brevicoryne brassicae L.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (April 21): The cabbage aphid is very scarce at 
Norfolk except in a few fields where the aphids were brought in with 
the plants from the South. 
South Carolina. J. A. Berly (April 20): The cabbage aphid is prevalent 
on cabbage in gardens at Clems on. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April 18): Aphids are scarce on cabbage at 
Experiment. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 2U): The cabbage aphid is 
apparently more abundant than usual in most parts of Mississippi and 
has caused very heavy damage in the Crystal Springs-Hazlehurst 
trucking section. It is reported that hundreds of acres were plowed 
up on account of damage. Only medium injury is reported on home- 
grown plants, the heaviest loss occurring on imported plants. A 
heavy infestation was noted on collards at Poplarville late in 
March. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia h istrionica Hahn) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April IS): Comparatively few harlequin bugs have 
been seen this year on collard at Experiment. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 21): The harlequin cabbage bug continues 
to increase in abundance, coming from its hibernation places. These 
bugs are attacking turnips and other greens in gardens. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2U) : The harlequin cabbage bug has been noted 
by all inspectors but was reported to be numerous only at Poplarville. 
The county agent at Hattiesburg reported serious damage to cabbage 
and turnips on April U. 
