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Rhode Island 
Connecticut 
Ohio 
A. E. Stene (August IS): Another insect that is rather common 
this year is the common stalk borer. We are getting specimens 
of this almost every day with the inquiry as to whether it is the 
European corn borer. It is apparently fairly abundant and attacks 
of it are recorded on corn, potatoes, and peppers. 
A. G. Davis (July 19): A report has been received from Torrington 
of this insect attacking field and sweet corn. It is usually not 
noticed. The crop is damaged to the extent of 1 per cent. 
W. E. Britton (August 21) : This insect has been reported from 
Waterbury, Somers, riamden, and Stratford as attacking corn, tomato, 
and pepper. It is rather more abundant than in an average year. 
H. A. Gossard (July 25): 
all over the State. 
The common stalk borer was received from 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Iowa 
Missouri 
Nebraska 
Nebraska 
J. J. Davis (August 22): Most of the reports received the last 
month are of nearly mature larvae in large corn stalks, where they 
are doing little damage. 
W. P. Flint (July 26) : The common corn stalk borer has been sent 
in from many localities from small grain, corn, and ornamental 
plants . 
F. A. Fenton (July 28): The stalk borer has caused more damage 
to various plants this year than it has for the past five years. 
Several corn fields have been ruined, and in others the pest has 
been present in the cuter rows. It is also reported in oats and 
such ornamental plants as cosmos ana dahlia, and also has done 
some injury to tomatoes. 
L. Kaseman (July): This pest was very abundant and destructive a 
little earlier, and many complaints about it were answered, 
M. H. Swenk (August l) : During the second week in July there was 
some injury to small grains and corn by the common stalk borer. 
The amount of damage done by this insect was not very great, however, 
ARirywOBM ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw.) 
M. H. Swenk (August 1-15): During the first week in August the 
true armyworm appeared in Holt and Scottsbluff Counties, doing 
considerable local damage in late oat fields. The armyworm out- 
break, however, was not at all general. 
California 
ALFALFA /ND CLOVER 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Phvtonomu s posticu s Gyll.) 
California Weekly News Letter, Vol. 5, No. 15 (July 28): An 
investigation conducted by the State Department of Agriculture 
has revealed the fact that the alfalfa weevil exists in one field 
