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1,S00 ears of corn were examined, revealing an average of 1,22 emergence 
holes per 100 ears. Nearly all of the ears were infested, hut emergence 
has not taken place, . 
Utah, G, r, Knowlton and D, L. Sargent (May 23) ! A second moth was collected 
in a trap light at Cedar City today, 
STALK BORER ( Papalpema nehris nitela Guen, ) 
Maine, J. H. Hawkins (June 15): Sweet corn was generally affected in gardens 
at Orono and in the canning areas, 
Georgia, H, 0. Lund (June 12): Reported that 10 to 15 percent of the stalks 
were injured in a 100-acre cornfield at Buchanan, Haralson County, 
EUROPEAN COEN BORER ( Pyrausta nuhilalis Hhn, ) 
Massachusetts. A, I, Bourne (June 20): Pirst moth was noticed about June 4 
to 5» considerably- later than usual. Emergence of the moths is taking 
place considerably earlier than usual in relation to the development of 
corn, 
Connecticut, N. Turner (June 20): The first eggs were found at Mount Carmel, 
in the southern part of the State, on June 4, about a week later than 
last year. Cool nights have reduced the number of eggs and delayed 
oviposition. A few fields of sweet corn have heavy infestations. 
New York. N. Y, State Coll. Agr, News Letter (June lO): Several batches 
of eggs were found on June 7 western Suffolk County, on plants about 
8 inches high. Emergence is atout 20 percent in Nassau County and 
nearly as high in Columbia and Renaselaer Counties, Egg masses are slow 
in appearing, owing to the backward season, (June 17): Luring the last 
week moth emergence has reached about 75 percent on Long Island, and 
in Columbia and Rensselaer Counties, Eggs have begun to hatch, although 
they are relatively scarce on Long Island, In Columbia County a number 
of early sweet corn fields average nearly an egg mass per plant. One 
field in Rensselaer County has about 3 plant. In Dutchess County 
eggs were noted at Red Hook on June l4. Eggs were found in Ulster County 
on early corn in considerable niimbers on June 13. (June 24): Moth 
emergence reached 90 percent during the last week in Nassau Coxinty, and 
nearly as high in the Hudson Valley; and in Rockland County the first 
borer was observed on June I7, though no extensive injury was found, 
Virginia, H. G, Walker and L. D. Anderson (June 24): Appears to be more 
abundant in potatoes on the Eastern Shore and in Princess Anne County 
than it has ever been. Dissection of potato plants in a field near Pungo, 
Princess Anne County, on June 21 showed that 60 percent were in the 
larval stage; percent were in the pupal stage; and 2 percent had 
emerged. In Princess Anne County, the infesta.tion ranged from less 
than 5 percent to over 90 percent of the plants examined in different 
fields. 
