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Tennessee. G-. M, Bentlejr (Septcnber 12); More prevalent generally over 
the State in field corn, as v/ell as sweet com., than it has been for 
several years. ■ . 
Louisiana. C, 0. Sdfy (Septenher 2^)i Abundant, particularly on late-plant- 
ed corn, ; ‘ ■ 
Ohio, -T. H, Parks (Septenher 2^): Very ahrindant genera.lly, and ha,s caused 
very heavy injury to nanket sv/eet com throughout the nonth, 
Indiana, J. J. Lavis (SexJteinher 23): Rather abundant throughout the State 
in the last 2 nonths, 
Illinois, P, Rlint (Sej^tcnbor 24): Heav^T" flight of noths, Sone danage 
has been done in soybean fields. Com matured canly enough so that 
the damage was not so severe as during sone seasons, 
R, A, Blanchard and A, P, Satterthwait (September 24): Dana,go to 
sweet corn in the canning-corn areas of central Illinois became severe 
by the first ^^reek in September, La^te danage to maturing dent corn is 
more severe than usual in the State, 
Iowa, H, B, Ja.q.ues (September): Light infestations reported from scattered 
counties throughout the State, 
Missouri, L, Haseman (September IS): Through centra.! Missouri, at Columbia 
in particular, one of the heaviest infesta.tions for m.any yeans is tak- 
ing place. One report indicated tha.t untreated corn in an experimental 
plot is dama.god '100 percent, and practically no treated ears have en- 
tirely escaped worn attack. Recently, hundreds of the moths were ob- 
served in lanm grans a.s the lav.oi mower was run over it, 
Mobraska, H, L. Tate (September IS): In a number of fields of sweet and 
field corn exar.iined in Scotts Bluff and Box Butte Counties on Septem.- 
ber 11 and 12, about 95 percent of the ears were infested, 
ITevada, 0. C. Schwe'is (September 20): Does not seem to be so numerous as 
in past years, and much sweet corn is novr on the market, shovring com- 
paratively little injury, 
Oregon, 0, Ferguson (September): Very scarce on corn in the Willamette 
Valley uaitil after the middle of August, Late sweet corn has been 
very heavily infested, the infestation running as high as 6S percent, 
FUROPEAII CORIT B0R.VR ( Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn , ) 
liaine, A. F, Brower (September lS-19): One specimen found at lifght at 
Augusta, 
Virginia, H, G, Walker and L, L, Anderson (September 24): Hot nearly so 
abundant a.s last year on com and other host plants in Princess Anne 
County, 
