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'11 11-; soirriii'iRN ck \i,\ loi si;. 



'r<)X(ij>li 1(1 (jntni I nil III INiiid. 



All lioii/^'li Idiiml occ;isi()ii;illy in Illinois, lliis pl.'inl lonsc (V\\i^. II!)) 

 is H species of I he SoiilJiern StnI.es. It aJso occurs in soiitlierii JMirope, 

 vvheiice it luis pi'obiiMy been inl r'odiiccul inlo Uiis coutitry in nu^cMit yeurs. 



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l''l(i. 1 Ml. 'rii« SihiIIkmii ( iiiiiii liiiisc. 'l'i>.roi>lir<i iiniifiiiiiini : <i . \\iii»jlcss fi'iiialc; h, 

 .vimiiik; I- piiim; (/, wiiiKfvl IcmMlr. All H'oiillv (MiIiiikoiI. willi iiiilciiiiii niiiro oiiliiiKCil. 

 (I'ciKimilc, 11. H. DiM'l. <if .VKiiciilliirr.') 



It is primarily an ii)S(>cl enemy of wheal and oals, l>nl l)reedina;-caf>;(» | 

 ohservalions by Mr. I''. .M . Webster show thai it will leed on corn, and J 

 mai/.e is listed anioni; its iMU'opean food plants. So far as known to J 

 me, how<'\'er, Ihei'e has l)(>eii no positive ident iticalion of it amono- plant- 

 lice aclnally lak<Mi from corn in the lield. and its status as a com insect^ 

 is conse(piently somewhat nncei'lain.-'^ 



♦Silici' tin- liiri'HoiiiK WMN sciil 111 |iiCNs, unc (i| m\ !issisl!iii( s liils Idiliid lliis spivics iiIiiukI.'IIiI 

 oil euni III ciiiIn .liily. 



