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A BEAN BEETLE ( Cero toma sp. ) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (September l6): A bean beetle identified as Cerotoma 
sp. completely destroyed 15 acres of beans near Phoenix. This pest was 
responsible, earlier this season, for a great percentage of "drop" on 
tomato vines. It has been confused by many of the farmers with Ce rato - 
megilla fuscilabris Mais,, one of our common ladyboetle.s. They are 
similar in size and coloration to some extent. 
GREEN STINK BUG- ( Aero sternum hila r is Say) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (September 24): A local outbreak of the green stink 
bug was reported from Huntington in Chittenden County, where it seri- 
ously damaged beans. The presence of this insect in outbreak numbers 
has been extremely rare in Vermont. 
CABBAGE 
CABBAGE INSECTS- (Lepidoptera) 
North Carolina. C. 0. Bare (August 10-15): The cross-striped cabbage 
worm ( Evergestis rimosalis Guen. ) was severely damaging 10-20 percent 
of the plants in 10 cabbage fields between the Great Smokies and Mount 
Mitchell. It was nearly as abundant as the Imported cabbage worm ( Ascia 
rapae L. ) , and more abundant thru the cabbage looper ( Aut ographa bras- 
sicae Riley), in the same fields. No larvae of the diamond-back moth 
( Plutella maculipemii s Curt.), were associated with it. While the cross- 
striped cabbage worm is the principal pest of cabbage at Charleston, it 
has not been observed at all in that section. 
' IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM (Ascia rapae L.) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (September 13): Very abundant, attacking 
cabbage and cauliflower throughout the State. 
California. R. E. Campbell (September 20): Cabbage worms are numerous 
enough to require control measures in practically all fields of fall 
cabbage and cauliflower in southern California. 
CABBAGE LOOPER ( Autographa br assicae Riley) 
New York. P. J, Parrott (September 27): The cabbage looper is fairly 
abundant in some localities. 
Kansas. H. E. Bryson (September 26): Abundant on lettuce sown in fall 
gardens. 
Colorado. G. H. List (September 21): The cabbage looper has been more 
abundant than usual in a number of sections of the State. During August 
considerable damage was done to potatoes in Weld County. It was nec- 
essary to spray a large acreage for control. 
