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Illinois. W. P. Plint (July 22): Owing. to rainfall, .there was considerable 
reduction in 'numbers but there are enough adults present in scattered 
cornfields to build up a heavy second— brood infestation, 
Michigan. E. Hutson (July 23): Outbreaks have been reported from Niles 
and Monroe. 
Iowa. 0. J. Drake (July 12): Largo numbers found in parts of Crawford, 
Monona, and Woodbury Counties, in the western part of the Stake. 
A considerable amount of grass in the small grain .will hold light 
to modcrakcly heavy infestations in many fields until the alato 
stage is attained. 
Missouri. P. C. Stone (July 2S): Heavy infestations were scoktercd, and 
very little damage to corn was reported during the month. By July 15 
there were still a few third—, many fourth-, and still more fifth- 
instar and adult bugs ek Atlanta, in north-central Missouri, in yellow 
foxtail which ha„d sprung up in the wheatfields. Abundance of yellow 
foxtail and field bulrush in and about grainficlds prevented in many 
instances, a general migration of the nymphs, and not until July 20 to 
23, in central Missouri, was there a. large distribution by flight 
to corn. Pirst observation of second-generation nymphs on corn was 
made on July 11 at Macon, north— central Missouri. 
Nebraska. H. D. Late (July 17)* Infestation has been greatly reduced, 
largely as a result of unfavorable weather. 
Kansas. H. E. Bryson (July 24): General flight of adults in the eastern 
part of the State from about July 4 to 10. During this period they 
became numerous in cornfields and on small sorghum plants. Poliowing 
the flight, adults laid eggs at bases of young sorghum plants and 
corn replanted on flooded bottom, land. 
COEN EAEWOEM.. ( Heliothis armigera Hbn. ) 
New York, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July l4) : In eastern New York 
there was some injury in the first early corn, now being harvested. 
(July 2l): In western Now York, infested corn is now being harvested 
in Erie and Tompkins Counties. Larvae are half grown and are present 
in destructive numbers. 
Pennsylvania. G. B. Sleesman (July 15) : Sweet corn on the market in 
Philadelphia shows heavy damage. . 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (July 23): Larvae are injuring corn at West Point. 
H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (July 25): Unusually abundant 
on sweet corn at Norfolk. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks .(July -24): Caused serious injury to early maturing 
sweet corn, which was marketed the second and third weeks in July. 
- Corn on the market at present is not '.seriously infested. 
Georgia. L. L. Bissell (June 26): Adults are feeding on leaves of corn 
at Experiment. 
