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Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 24): Heavy damage to corn and tomatoes reported in 
the Meridian district. 
Missouri. L. Hasenan (August 25): Since the middle of August sweet corn at 
Columbia has been shewing a very heavy infestation, although it was light 
earlier in the season. 
Nebraska. M. H. S^enk (August 15): • Complained of as doing serious damage to sweet 
corn in Harlan County during the second week in August. 
Utah, G. F. Knowlton (August 25): Extensive damage to sweet corn in Utah, Box 
Elder, and Davis Counties. 
Washington. L. G. Smith (August 22): At Prosser moths quite numerous in lima 
hean fields. Some damage to this crop noted last year. Abundant in home 
gardens at Yakima. 
R. S. Lehman (August 2l): Noted as feeding on pods of string "beans plante- 
next to corn at Walla Walla, where it has also "been very injurious to corn 
all season. 
Correction 
Washington. L. G. Smith (August 17): In the Insect Pest Survey Bulletin dated 
August 1, 1939 (v. 19, No. 6, p. 390) the Washington report under strawberry 
crown borer ( Tyloderma fragariae Riley) should have appeared under the straw- 
berry crown miner (Aristotelia fragariae Busck). 
PEPPER 
A BUKROWER BUG' ( Pangaeus bilineatus Say) 
Florida, A. N. Tissot (August 24): Pepper seed beds at Fort Myers being severely 
injured on August 2, Beds mulched with grass and weeds, which probably was 
the cause of the bugs’ congregating in such large numbers. 
COTTON INSECTS 
BOLL WEEVIL ( Anthononus grandis Boh. ) 
Virginia. W, J. Schcene (August 2l): Reported as causing serious losses in Green- 
ville, Southampton, and Nansenond Counties. Injury greater than for some 
years . 
South Carolina. F. F.. Bondy, et al. (August 26): Moving about a' great deal in 
Florence County, largely owing to lack of food. Apparently about normal 
number in the fields. 
Georgia. L. W. Morgan (August 25): Damage continues in untreated fields in Lowndes 
and Echols Counties and, since there are no squares on which to feed, all 
damage is to grown bolls. 
