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C. C. Compton (August): The corn ear worn infestations are show- 
ing up for the first time this year in mid-season sweet corn. The 
infestation runs from 3 to 12 per cent of the ears. Reported in 
Cook County as scarce to moderately abundant. 
A. G. Euggles (August 20): Reports are coming in of a very heavy 
infestation of the corn ear worm. 
H. C. Severin (August 20): The corn ear worm is more serious 
than usual on sweet and field com. 
C. J. Drake (August 3): The corn ear worn is extremely preva- 
lent throughout the State. 
L. Haseman (August 24): Right now worms are far less abundant 
than would have been expected from the abundance of the first 
generation. 
H. R. Dry son (August 22): The corn ear worm is very abundant — 
almost 150 larvae per 100 ears at Manhattan. This insect has been 
a pest all season. 
M. H. Swenk (August 20): The corn ear worm is moderately to 
very abundant in eastern Nebraska. 
C. Benton (July): A very general infestation was observed at- 
tacking the developing tassel and upper leaves of field corn in 
Lincoln and adjacent counties. Many fields were 10 to 20 per 
cent infested. . Most roasting ears were infested in late July. 
C. P. Stiles (August 24): The corn ear worm is moderately abund- 
ant in eastern and central Oklahoma. Some fields of rank cotton 
will be damaged. 
C. Lyle and assistants (August).: The corn ear worm is damaging 
corn considerably at the present time, especially in Grenada, 
Jones,, and Tallahatchie Counties. 
State Plant Board, Press Release (August 3): The corn ear worm 
is generally distributed over the State, attacking corn and toma- 
toes. It was reported very abundant in Chickasaw, Lauderdale, 
and Lee Counties, and scarce in Adams County. 
G-. F. Knowlton (August 18): The corn ear worms are seriously 
abundant in all sweet corn fields and market corn examined this 
summer in northern Utah. 
CHINCH BUG- (Bl issu s leucopterus Say) 
A. I. Bourne (August 21 ): Quite recently our attention was . 
called to a rather serious outbreak of the chinch bug in the town 
of Windsor in Berkshire County. This infestation is quite well 
