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Mis so uri. L. Has ernan ( September 21 ): Late sweet corn and, in places, tomatoes 
show a heavy infestation, even where earlier summer generations were light. 
Utah, G. F. Knowlton (September l4); Injury to sweet corn has increased during 
recent weeks in Cache, Box Elder, and Salt Lake Counties, although still be- 
low the level of the preceding 2 years. Counts in tomato fields at Lewis- 
ton, Cache County, showed injury to be light,, seldom exceeding 1 percent, 
FALL ARMYWORM ( Laphygma f rugiperda. S. & A, ) 
Maine, J, H, Hawkins (September 24): Considerable loss to farmers and anxiety 
to earners in central Maine because of injury to com ears. 
J, V, Schaffner, Jr. (September 12): Heavy infestations reported in Knox 
County. Serious damage caused to sweet corn in the vicinity of Union. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (September 20): Many ears ruined on la.te 'sweet corn at 
Mount Carmel Farm, southern Connecticut. 
Hew York. L. A. Car ruth (September 27): More abundant than usual on western Long 
Island. Serious foliage injury to young com plants generally observed dur- 
ing August. Injury to sweet corn ears increasingly serious as the season 
progressed, the injury in most cases being similar to that caused by the corn 
ear worm, although the fall armyworm tended to do more damage to the husks 
and to the lower parts of the ears. One hundred ears approaching maturity 
were examined on September 24 and showed infestation of 92 percent, either 
of corn ear worms or fall armyworms. Out of the total of l64 worms found, 
33 were com ear worms and 131 fall armyworms. Larvae of all stages are 
present in considerable numbers. Egg masses and moths more common in corn- 
fields than ever before observed by the writer. 
North Carolina and South Carolina. W, A. ShanGs (September l): Very severe in- 
jury caused to late com over the area between Oxford, northern North Carol- 
ina through the State to Florence, S. C. General distribution all over the 
fields. (Det. by C. Heinrich.) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (September 2): About an acre of gladiolus ruined at 
Hapeville, Fulton County, by feeding on flowers, flower stalks, and leaves. 
Beginning to feed in dahlia blooms on the same property. Infestation may 
have started in grass on the terraces, yet the gladioli have been fed on 
much more heavily than the grass. (September 8 ): Found on cotton and 
pepper at Experiment and Zebulon, central Georgia. (September 22 ) • Newly 
hatched larvae on collard just sent in from Clarks ton, DeKalb County. Moths 
laying eggs on screens and other places around homes at Experiment. On 
September 18 a large colony was found in a clothes closet, presumably from 
eggs brought in on a badminton net. 
Mississippi. C, Lyle (September 23 ): Rather heavy damage to lawn grasses with- 
in Jackson City limits, Hinds County, reported- on September 3» Heavy dam- 
a p e lote - com reported recently in Aberdeen, Monroe County, and Poplar— 
ville, Pearl River County. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (September): Abundant in fall corn. 
