Mississippi, C. Lyle, et al, (July 24): Damage to corn was reported from 
the southwestern counties, the Meridian and Durant districts, and 
the northeastern counties, 
Missouri, H, E. Brown (July 28): Sweet corn which \i/as in silk from May 15 
to July 10 was quite heavily attacked, hut corn silking after the 
latter date seems unusually free from damage. Eggs are very scarce 
on silks at present, indicating low moth activity, 
Louisiana, C. 0, Eddy (July 24): Especially abundant in corn throughout 
almost the entire State, 
Nebraska* H, D. Tate (July 17)t Larvae, from one-third to one-half mature, 
were collected on or in bean pods, and reported as damaging sweet 
corn in Lancaster County on June 28, 
Kansas, E, R. Bryson (June 26): Abundant in first market sweet corn, 
Reported present in consider all e numbers in pods of green beans in 
Butler County. (July 24): Caused considerable injury to early 
sweet corn. Later plantings have escaped serious injury, 
Oklahoma. E. A. Benton (July 23): Infestation in one of the major sweet 
corn producing sections of^the Stale, near Bixby, is the heaviest 
it has been in years, 100-percent infestation being recorded. 
Montana, H. B. Mills (July 26): Very injurious in the Bitter Root Valley 
to early plantings of sweet corn, some of them nearly 100-percent 
infested. Also injurious. to tomatoes, 
Utah. G. B. Knowlton (July): Caused considerable damage to early sweet 
corn and tassels in northern Utah. 
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California. J. Wilcox (July 17 ) 5 An untreated row through a field of 
sweet corn in Garden Grove was 100»pereont infested. Treated com 
in same field was 8 m— percent free of infestation. 
EUROPEM CORN BOBER ( pyrausta nubilalis Hbn. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll, Agr. News Letter (July 7) : Increased rapidly 
in eastern New York during week of June in Rockland County, and 
we re observed causing severe injury to vines in a potato field in 
Ulster County. Birst borer pupa observed on potato on July 3» 
Infestation in early corn is extremely severe. (July l4): In western 
New York, in Monroe County, the borer is more abundant than usual. 
■ Eggs are numerous and quite a sprinkling of entrances can be found. 
(July 2l): In Niagara County, the borer is beginning to break over the 
stalks in some fields where infestation is heavy. 
Pennsylvania. T. L. Guyton (June 20): Larvae reported as destroying field 
corn plants at Green Lane, Montgomery' County, 
G. 3. Sleesman (July l): Birst pupae observed today. Severe 
damage to early sweet corn reported in the Philadelphia area. 
