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Louisiana 
H.C.O T Dell (August 5). n Ths corn earworm appeared en August 
1 at Valley Stream in Nassau County. They are quite numerous 
and, will r no doubt, do great damage to late corn," 
T.H.Parks (August l)« "By August 1, this insect was becoming 
increasingly abundant and injuring sweet corn." 
, m STALK BORER ( Papaipema nebris^Guen. r var. nitela Guen.) 
E.M.Patch (July 17). "Reports of this damage so far are coming 
generally from the vicinity of Portland." 
T.H.Parks (August l). "More conmon than usual all over the 
State, especially damaging corn." 
J.J.Davis (Augugt 17). "The stalk borer continues to be 
frequently reported in our correspondence. However, at the 
present time it is not doing any damage but is working in the 
stalks of corn near the base, similar to the injury by the 
European corn borer." 
F.A.Fenton (August 18), "The stalk borer, up until recently, 
was still in the caterpillar stage and a large number of complaint; 
have been received about this pest." 
. . ARMTWORM ( Cirrtiis uni-puncta Haw.) 
M.H.Swenk. "During the last week in July the true armyworm 
put in an appearance in the fields of south-central Nebraska, 
these being mature caterpillars of the second brood. The cool 
spring and unusually moist spring and summer have been so 
favorable to armyworm increase that heavier damage was expected 
during early August than has yet been reported." 
FALL ARMYWORM ( Lanhygma fruginerda S.& A.) 
Jeff Chaffin (August 10). "This armyworm has not yet made its 
appearance so far this year. This time last year it was present 
all over the State." 
T.H.Jones (August 15). "While no general outbreak of the %$s§® 
worm developed on lands planted with crops following ovetf±1<sws 
of the Mississippi River, recent reports received from various 
parts of the State indicate that the worms are at present 
causing noticeable damage in some sections though not necess- 
arily in sections that were ovsrf lowed." 
. . SUGAR-CANE. BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab.) 
T.H.Jones (August 15). "Complaints of borer injury to corn are 
still being received, especially from the Parishes of East 
Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, and West Feliciana." 
