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Missouri L. Haseman (July 24): In scattering epidemics cliir.cn bugs have 
occurred in various counties, largely throughout the western and 
southwestern half of the State. 
Arkansas Dwight Isely (July 15): Chinch bugs are unusually abundant in 
this State this year on com. Damage has bem observed in Lee, 
St, Francis, Prairie, Crawford, Sebastian, Pulaski, and. Washington 
Counties. A light infestation was also noted in Miller County. 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (July 8): Chinch bugs are still attracting much 
attention throughout the State. Complaints in regard to their 
injury to corn are rec3i* T sd at this office almost every day. 
(July 25): A correspondent from Tunica sent us specimens of 
. chinch bugs on July 24, wiith the statement that thej were doing 
. considerable damage to his corn. 
Louisiana W. E. Hinds (July 22): I think that the chinch bag occurrence 
in this State has teen more widespread this year than heretofore 
known. Some 8 acres of corn were destroyed at Grayson and 20 
acres of oats at Ikisco. The occurrence ranged as far north ss 
Franklin and Ouachita Parishes. 
C01&T EAR wORM ( Heliothis obpoleta Fab . ) 
North Carolina F. Sherman (June 30): Several reports, not many but perhaps more 
than usual up to this date. TTe have also had the same reported 
from ears of corn and also as attacking seed pods of vetch. In 
this last case the sending showed a Serious degree of injury. 
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Indiana 
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Louisiana 
F. S. Chamherlin (July 11 ): Cornfields in the region about Quincy 
are heavily infested at the present time. In several fields ex- 
amined it was estimated that at least 85 x>er cert of ears contained 
larvae. 
H. F. Diet"; (July 23): The com ear worm is a very serious pest 
of sweet corn in the southwestern part of the State. It is also 
attacking tomato fruits quite seriously, especially in the region 
around Slnora and Petersburg. In the vicinity of Indianapolis 
the corn ear worm has ~ceen doing considerable damage to gladiolus 
flowers by boring into the opening buds. 
W. P. Flint (July 20): Full grown larvae were found at Urbana on 
July 9. Some ears of sweet corn examined on this date showed the 
larvae had left the ears. A few eggs can now be found on freshly 
silking corn in the field. 
L. Baseman (Jrly 24): Sweet corn and early field corn is being 
attacked by a brcod of corn ear worms. The oldest of these are 
now practically mature. 
T. S. Holloway and W. E. Haley (June 30): Found to be doing some 
damage to ears of field corn in the vicinity of Uev;. Orleans. 
