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Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 5): Damage to sweet corn is quite general in 
northern Utah. (August 18): Injury to sweet corn occurred later than usual 
in Cache Valley, and much of the corn has been harvested vrith a low percentage 
of infestation. 
STALE BORER ( Papaipema nebris nitela Guen.) 
New Hampshire. L. C. Glover (August 23): The stalk borer is moderately abundant. 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (August 22): The common stalk borer was present very 
generally, but apparently in considerably less than normal abundance. 
New York. P. J. Parrott (August 23): The stalk borer is moderately abundant. 
New Jersey. B. F. Driggers, R. C. Burdette, and C. C. Hamilton (August 25): The 
stalk borer is moderately abundant. 
Delaware. D. MacCreary (August 23): The stalk borer is moderately abundant in 
sweet corn plantings at Bridgeville. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (August 24): The stalk borer is moderately abundant on 
several stock plants. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 29): Stalk borer reported abundant on potato at 
Milton, July 29. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (August): The stalk borer is present generally throughout 
the State, being moderately abundant in most localities. 
LESSER CORN STALK BORER (S lasmopalpus lignosellus Zell.) 
Virginia . H. G-. Glcver (August 25): The lasser corn stalk borer has been causing 
rather serious damage to young Ford Hook lima beans in some fields on the 
Eastern Shore of Virginia. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (August): The lesser corn stalk borer was extremely 
destructive on corn, cowpeas, and beans during late July, in many cases 
completely destroying the stand of plants at Chadbourn. In early August the 
larvae wcaro'&oing considerable damage to young runner strawberry plants. 
South Carolina. 0. L. Cart-wright (August 21): The lesser corn stalk borer did 
more injury in the State than usual, especially in the eastern portion. 
Georgia. W. H. Clarke (August 2): A lar-<e field of late corn at Fort Valley has 
been ruined. Most of the corn is dead and the remainder of no value, 
practically every stalk showing injury. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (August 24): The lesser corn stalk borer, which was so 
injurious to corn the early part of the season, also did considerable damage 
to cowpeas later on. 
SOUTHERN CORN STALK BORER ( Diatraea c ramb i do i de s Grote) 
South Carolina. 0. L. Cartwright (August 21): There is more infestation by the 
larger corn stalk borer at Clemson College than usual. 
