Illinois. W. P, Flint (September 2j) i Dry weather -late in August and. in 
September has permitted, the development, of late-hatched chinch bugs. 
Apparently large numbers will go into winter quarters in central Illinois, 
but it is too early to say how heavy the hibernating population will be, 
Missouri, L. Haseman (September 26) j Reports and surveys during September in- 
dicate that throughout much of the grain-growing section of Missouri there 
will be a very heavy carryover of adults. Complaints froim. parts of north- 
ern Missouri indicate that they were abundant enough in the late corn to 
affect seriously the maturity of the crop, where their injury war combined 
* ; • with the effects of drought*. * 
Nebraska, M. H, Swenk (September lU) : Inquiries and complaints received from 
Jefferson, Lancaster, Sarpy, and Douglas Counties during the period 
August 17 to September 8, inclusive. The Jefferson County report indicated 
them as damaging grain sorghums; in Lancaster County they were heavily in- 
festing ground that had been in corn or sorghum; while in Sarpy County 
corn, Sudan grass, and oat and wheat stubble, were found to be infested, 
Kansas, B. R, Bryson (September 25) i More abundant in the eastern third of 
Kansas than for some time. Adults flying in abundance on about September 
15* Indications are tha.t a larger number will go into winter quarters than 
for a number of years, 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( pyrausta nubilalis Hbn, ) 
Massachusetts, A. I. Bourne (September 22); Throughout much of the eastern part 
of the State they have caused less damage than normal. In western Massa- 
chusetts, particularly in the Connecticut Valley, both the first f and second 
broods were very abundant and caused heavy losses, especially to sweet 
corn. 
M, M, Cole (September 5)1 Several fields of sweet corn at Vineyard 
Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, showed broken stalks and tassels but the attack 
did not affect the yield to any great extent. . 
Rhode Island, A, E, Stene (September 20); Somewhat more abundant than in previ- 
ous years, 
Indiana. E, V, Walter and D. W. La Hue (September 2l); A count of 200 stalks of 
late corn in a field near La Fayette showed 6.5 percent of the stalks in- 
fested. The first 5 infested stalks were dissected and 12 larvae found. 
In another field of late sweet corn, 22 infested stalks were found in 300 
examined, 19 borers being found in 5 stalks. 
CORN LANTERNELY ( Peregrinus • maidis Ashm. ) 
North Carolina, , C. S. Brimley (August 3 1 ) * ■ Heavy infestation on corn at Castle 
Hayne, New Hanover County, in the southeastern part of the State , 
South Carolina. 0, L. Cartwright (September 23 ); Severe on corn in one eastern 
locality. 
