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fall ilRI-IY¥OEM ( La'ohygr-ia frugiperda A. & S,), 
Maryland. L, P, Ditnan (August); Attacking curl of corn at Beltsvillc. 
Virginia, L, A. Hetrick (-’kigust 25 ); Conplotely ruined a field of corn 
planted alout July I 5 at WilliansLurg, 
Georgia, f. L, Bissell (August 12); Damaging late corn in Spalding 
County. (August 25 ); Bew worms found in pods of piniento pepper, 
Mississi]ppi. C, Lyle, et al, (August 23 ); Hex^orted as damaging late corn 
in Lafayette and Mansha.ll Counties and in the Meridian territory. Found 
to he very numerous on the ears of late corn in some fields in Oktihheha 
County on August 21, 
Louisiana., C, 0, Eddy (•A.-ugust 25 ); The grass worn, together with two or 
three other cn.terpillans, has almost totally destroyed some late corn, 
Tennessee, G. M, Bentley (August 25 ) ^ Causing considerable da-uage to Sudan 
grass, millet, and soybeans in Hamilton and Bedford Counties, 
SOUTHIESTEIdT COHIT BOHER ( Dia.tra.oa grandio sella Djrar) 
Oklah-ona. D, G. Dahms (Au.gust 22); Caused severe dana^ge in some cornfields 
in southwestern Oklahoma, Observations show that fields in northern 
■ Caddo County have been the most hea.vily infested, 
F, T7l:dtehea,d (August 23 )* Rer'-orted as causing severe injury in 
the vicinity of Lookeba' in Caddo County, and iilva. in Woods County, 
STALK BORER ( Papalpema nob r is nitela Gu.en, ) 
Illinois, C, L, Metca.lf (Aurgust 23)-; A.ppeaj*s to be unusua.lly common in 
northeastern Illinois, infesting corn, hollyhocks, dahlias, and other 
garden i^lants, 
Minnesota, M, ¥, Wing (Awgist 20): Moderr.tely abundant on potato at Moun- 
tain Lah:e and Le Center, 
II, E. Milliron (ilugust I 3 ); Scarce in the stalks of sv/eot corn 
at Saint Paul and Minneapolis, 
CHIITCH, BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Sa.y) 
Missouri, P. C, Stone (Au;gu.st 29): Chinch bugs are present in most areas, 
•The second brood is causing injury to corn in the west-central part of 
the Sta.te, and a combination of dnought and bugs X'^rill cut down the corn 
yiol6. considerably in jplaces' in northern Missouri, The majority of the 
second-generation bugs in the central part of the Sta.te are nov/ in the 
third and fourth instars, although some have reached the adult stage. 
