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The tugs arc migrating from small grains to corn. Some cornfields 
in Oklahoma arc "being severely damaged. 
A few reports of scattered local infestations of the armyworm 
were received from the Northeastern States and also from southeastern 
Missouri . 
Codling moth larval entrances were first observed in the lower 
Hudson River Valley the first week in June and in the Lake region a 
week later. In the East Central States entrances were noted the 
first week in June in central Ohio, and in southern Indiana mature 
larvae were leaving the apples "by June 8. 
Fruit aphids arc causing considerable injury in the Northeastern 
and East Central States. 
The plum curculio is unusually abundant along the eastern coast 
from Massachusetts to Georgia, and also in the central part of the 
country from Indiana to Missouri. 
The corn ear worm is causing the usual amount of injury to corn 
and tomato in the Southern States and more than usual damage in 
Missouri. Larvae are present in southern Illinois and eggs as far 
north as Urbana. Moths were beginning to appear on Long Island, 
N. Y. , the last week of June. 
An outbreak of the grape colaspis ( Colaspis brunnea F.) is 
occurring in corn in the East Central States from Ohio and Kentucky 
westward through Missouri. In most instances the corn had followed 
sod where legumes had been turned under. 
The grass thrips caused considerable injury to sweet corn in 
southeastern New York. 
Flea beetles are active later than usual, injuring many kinds 
of vegetables. 
The Mexican bean beetle is a.bundant as far north as Connecticut, 
New York, and northern Indiana. 
The striped cucumber beetle is damaging squash and melons, as 
usual in the eastern half of the country. 
The asparagus beetle seems to be causing more injury than usual 
along the Atlantic seaboard from Connecticut southward to South 
Carolina. It was also reported from Michigan and Washington. 
