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Mississippi# C. Lyle, et al. (July 25-) s Specimens received from Chickasaw 
County. Also reported as causing 'serious damage to corn in northeastern 
Mississippi, where most ears are infested# Heavy damage to corn caused 
in the Meridian area; observed "on corn in Humphreys County# 
Louisiana. C. 0, Eddy (July. 25): Adults' very abundant at B'at on' Rouge# 
Illinois. R. A. Blanchard, and A. E, Satterthwait (July): Eirst appearance 
somewhat later 'than in 1939 >’ "but damage to early sweet corn in the East 
Saint Louis area,- as well as in southeastern Missouri, was severe in corn- 
fields, which matured between July 6 and 17. Eirst eggs ..observed on sweet 
corn in central Illinois on June 5* ’Small gardens heavily infested 
by July 17, and corn from these gardens was badly damaged# * . 
Missouri. L. Haseman (July 23): Corn now ready for market showsa high per- 
centage of ' injury, most of the larvae being from one-half to two**thirds 
grown on July 22 in central Missouri. 
R. A. Blanchard and A. E. Satterthwait (July): Eields of early dent 
corn in southeastern Missouri heavily infested by July 17# 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (July 25): Whereas early sweet corn carried a’ heavy 
population of larvae, later plantings were almost free of them# 
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Texas, K. P. Ewing, et al. (July 13): At Riesel, McLennan County, 3*600 
ears of corn were examined and showed an average of 42.4 exit' holes 
per 100 ears, _ as compared with 24.S exit holes. per 100 ears last week# 
(July 20): Examination of 3*600 ears of corn at Riesel showed’ an. .' 
average of 59»05 exit holes per 100 ears. (July 27): Average per 
100 ears this week was 65# 7 exit holes; 3*600 ears examined# 
Utah. G. E. Knowlton (July 2): Only moderately abundant in early sweet 
corn examined at Willard# (July 6); Larvae had infested 35 percent 
of market sweet corn examined at Brigham. (July 26 ): Recently 
maturing sweet corn at Logan has been from $0- to 100-perceht infested; 
■ that examined at Willard was from 75- to £>5-P er cent infested# 
Washington. L. 0. Smith (July 3): Larvae have caused no serious damage, 
but they are attacking sweet corn in the Eruitvale and McKinley areas 
of Yakima County. Reported on June 27, that the eggs laid in and 
around tassels were hatching, and that ‘■some iarvae were nearly full 
grown, 
SWEETPOTATO 
SWEETPOTATO LEAE BEETLE ( Typophorus viridicyaneus Crotch) 
Alabama.- J. M. Robinson (July l6): Reported on cotton at Double Springs 
1 on June 27# 
