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tions in several of the southv/estern co-untios, 
Kansas. H, R. Bryson (September 20 ): Frequent fall rains and an abundant 
grov/th of volunteer v/hea,t over most of the v;hoat-grov;ing area of the 
State has favored a heavy infestation. Reported as abundant in all 
volunteer wheat in the eastern part of the State. 
SOUTiIERiT CORIJ ROOTWORM ( Diabrotica duo dec inpunc t at a F.) 
Kansas. H, B, Hungerford (September 23 ) • Considerable daraage ha,s been done 
to rj^'e and oats near Lav/rcnce. Several nights recently la,rge niimbers 
of adults v;ere a nuisance a.t the lights, 
CORiT 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leuconterus Say) 
Illinois. U. P, Flint (September 24): Bugs ha.ve left the cornfields and are 
in grasses or already assembling in v/inter quarters. 
Missouri, ?, C, Stone (September): S-arvey on corn during the month in- 
dicated moderate numbers sca.ttcred throughout the northern and western 
pants of the State and a light infesta.tion in the central part. Very 
light third brood v/as present in the late green corn in the south- 
western and north-central parts of the State. A few of the second- 
brood bugs v/ere in the fifth instar on September 27 , but most are in 
the adult stage and meny of then have left the corn, 
Iowa. H. S. Jaques (September): Bight infestations in Keokuk, Cedar, Scott, 
and Henry Counties, in the southeastern pa,rt of the State, and light to 
hea‘'/y inf esta.tions in several counties in the v;estern half of the State. 
Kansas. H, R. Bryson (September): Sccond-genera.tion nymphs caused consider- 
able injury to sor;^ums and late corn in sovera-1 counties during August, 
and continued to do so until September 20, First— generation njnnphs in 
many localities v/ere so fan belovr normal abundance that barriers be- 
tv/een small-grain fields and rowed crops were unnecessany. When these 
nymphs became adults they flow into fields of sorghums and late corn. 
Eggs v/ere deposited and the second-generation nymphs caused injury to 
the 3 /oving plants. Evidence of severe injury v/as observed in Cloud, 
Republic, Clay, Marion, Chase, Butler, Dickinson, and Riley Counties, 
Reports of similar injury were received from Franlclin, Sumner, Cowley, 
Greenwood, Elk, and Sedg.A/ick Counties, 
CORN EAR W0RI4 ( Heliothis armigera Hbn..) 
Maryland. Gertrude Myers (September 30)i More abundant on a farm east of 
Rockville than for 5 years. Almost every ear of corn is infested, and 
many ears contain tv/o or three larvae, scattered along the entire 
length. 
