RHUBARB 
RHUBARB CURCULIO ( Lixus concaves Soy) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 15): Reported as attacking rhubarb in Boone County 
on July 17 . 
A TERMITE ( Reticulitermes tibialis Banks) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 15): Rhubarb plants in Nuckolls County reported as 
being attacked on August 2. 
LETTUCE 
SIX-SPOTTED IEAPHOPPER ( Macrosteles divisus Uhl.) 
New York, N. Y. State Coll. Agr . News Letter (August l4)j At Gabriels, Pranklin 
County, abundant on lettuce, with some yellows evident. (August 21): This 
is the first season on Staten Island that growers have asked for control 
information for this insect on escarole and endive. In severe infestations 
leaf curling and stunting resulted, in addition to high percentages of 
yellows. 
SWEET CORN 
COHN EAR WORM ( Heliothis o.rnigera Hbn. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (August 22): In southern Connecticut one large field of 
late sweet com wa£ 15-percent infested. Another 2-acre field at least 75” 
percent infested. Apparently more abundant than usual. 
New York. N. Y, State Coll. Agr, News Letter (August 2l); On Long Island moths 
are abundant, and most ears infested. More numerous than, usual on Staten 
Island. Infestation runs about 20 percent. In Rockland, Westchester, and 
Ulster Counties infestations run from 15 to 30 percent. In western New 
York generally present in Erie and Orleans Counties. . 
Pennsylvania. L. E, Dills (July 19 ) : • Eairly abundant on some early plantings of 
sweet corn. Damage severe. 
Virginia. H. G, Walker and L. D. Anderson (August 25 ) i Very scarce on sweet 
corn maturing late in July and early in August. Moths and eggs very abund- 
ant in a field of corn just silking at Norfolk. 
Indiana. E. V. Walter (August 2l); Examination of sweet corn harvested in test 
plots at’ La Payette during the period August 7-19 shows, sllght-ly less than 1 
percent of the ears infested. Earlier 1 corn had a slightly heavier infesta- 
tion. 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 25) i Sweet com harvested on August 8 at Lexing- 
ton had an infestation of 35 percent. 
