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Miss ouri, L. Haseraan (July 25 ): Rather unusual in its activity this summer, 
there being less tassel or bud infestation by the early brood than usual, 
but throughout the latter part of June and the first half of July there 
was an abundance of green larvae feeding in the open on tobacco, flower- 
ing tobacco, alfalfa, and other crops* Reports from various parts of the 
State. Early sweet corn showing considerable infestation. 
Minnesota,. A. G. Buggies and assistants (July 20); Quite abundant on sweet 
corn. Some fields badly infested, 
Nebraska, M, H. Swenk (July 15 ): Round to be clipping the silks of sweet corn 
in Madison County on Juno 24. 
South Dakota, H, C, Sever in (July 15): Abundant in sweet corn and doing con- 
siderable damage, 
Utah, G, E. Knowlton (July 22): Reports of injury received from Earnington, 
northern Utah, 
Washington. R. D. Eichmann (July ll): Early sweet corn at Prosser, Bonton 
County, showed larvae in most ears on July 10. 
J. C. Dodge (July ll): Larvae still very small on July 3 but had entered 
ears on a few plants in one field near Yakima. 
H. P. Lanchester (July IS): Damaging corn in the vicinity of Walla Walla. 
SOUTHERN CORN’S TALK BORER ( Diatraea crambldoides Grote) 
Maryland, E. N. Cory (July 20): Attacking corn generally over the State, 
Virginia, W. J. Schoeno (June 26): Several complaints received of very serious 
injury to com in the southeastern section of the State east of Petersburg 
and near the James River. Corn almost totally destroyed. (Dot. by C. 
Heinrich. ) 
0 . R. Willey and E. R. Eround (July 5 ): Destroying sweet corn at Mont— 
ross, Westmoreland County. 
Alabama, e, M. Robinson (July l4) : Round on corn at Henagar and Gunters ville, 
on July 5 , both in the northeastern part of the State. 
EUROPEAN CORN BOReR ( Pyrousta nubilalis Hbn. ) 1 
Maine . J. Hawkins. (July IS): Adults emerged from July 9 to 15 at Unity, Half- 
grown larvae were taken on corn at Portland on July 15. 
Connecticut. A. W, Morrill, Jr. (July 17 ): Widespread and severe in the Windsor 
area, attacking much corn and potatoes and nearly killing the potato vines. 
Also taken in many home gardens and observed on rhubarb. 
