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SORGHUM 
SORGHUM WEBwORM ( Celama sorghiella Hi ley) 
Texas. H. J. Reinhard (September 12): Intensive injury to small grain 
crops by the sorghum worm was noted on September 12. Grain in the 
dough stage showed infestations ranging as high as loS worms per sor- 
ghum seed head. 
COWPEAS 
LESSER CORN STALK BORER ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus Zell.) 
South Carolina. W. C, Nettles (September 18): The lesser corn stalk borer 
has destroyed many acres of cowpeas and soybeans in the central portion 
of the State on light, sandy soils. 0. L. Cartwright reported the lesser 
corn stalk' borer in sorghum and field peas at Florence. 
CROTALARIA 
BELLA MOTH ( Utetheisa bella L. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September. 23): Caterpillars of the bella moth are 
very abundant and doing considerable damage to pods of crotalaria. 
Mississippi. H. Gladney (August 31): Larvae were feeding on crotalaria at 
Ocep.n Springs on August 31« 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab. ) 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (September 25): Sugarcane borers are less numerous 
than at any time during the past 25 years, at this season of the year. 
Seed cane free from infestation has been planted more generally. In- 
fested top trash, in which the major part of the population in hiberna- 
tion is likely to overwinter successfully, has been more generally and 
effectively burned during the winter. Heavily infested areas of early 
corn have been so disposed of as to prevent the emergence of large num- 
bers of first-generation moths therefrom. Sugarcane dead-hearts, caused 
by first-generation larvae as they become full-grown, have been cut out 
and the larvae and pupae destroyed. The use of Trichogramma parasites 
has been greatly increased. These factors are added to the very impor- 
tant control effected by a prolonged period of rain and freezing weather 
which occurred during the latter part of January 1S35« 
