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Tlio lesser corn stalk borer was heavily infesting corn fields from eastern 
shoro Virginia to Florida, in limited areas the entire stand of late sweet corn 
being destroyed. 
The corn leaf apllid was damaging corn locally fro:: Kansas to Michigan. 
Late worn injury by codling noth was quite generally reported fron the 
Kiddle Atlantic and South Atlantic States westward to Missouri and Kansas. 
Heavy rains which occurred over nuch of the area infested by the oriental 
fruit noth produced net; succulent growth favoring tyrig infestation over unr- 
usual periods. 
In the South Atlantic peach belt plum curculio damage "as decidedly subnor- 
mal. Similar light infestation was reported fron Arkansas. 
In the grape-growing section of Michigan there was a very heavy infesta- 
tion of the ^rape berry noth. 
The occurrence of vinegar flies, Drosophila spp. , in cannery toriatoes along 
the Atlantic seaboard was occasioning considerable alar" among canners as the lar- 
vae infest the tomatoes before canning. 
The Mexican bean beetle was quite generally reported abundant throughout 
the New England, .and Middle Atlantic States, wliile in the South Atlantic, and 
East Central States it was less abundant than last "ear. Heavy infestations 
were reported fron Colorado and Hew Mexico. 
The onion thrips was much no re abundant than it has been for several years 
in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts and Connecticut. 
Eln leaf beetle # was reported during the nonth as browning foliage in cany 
localities in the Few England and Middle Atlantic States southward to Maryland 
and westward to Ohio. 
Outbreaks of screw worm fly were reported fron parts of southern Georgia 
and northern Florida this year. There are no previous reports of outbreaks of 
this insect in this region. 
