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The corn ear worm w&s appearing aoout r .. i L >f the mont 
destructive numbers in South Carolina ard ras quite generally prevalent 
southward. Corn shipped into "isconsin from parts of the Gulf Region 
was 40 per cent infested. 
Corn billbugs are attracting considerable attention in river-bottc 
land along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. 
Apple leafhoppers appear to be more abundant than usual in the Hew 
England and Middle Atlantic States southward to Virginia and westward to 
Michigan, Indiana, and Tennessee.- 
Cankrworms have been seriously defoliating orchards in lie'" York, 
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. 
The first crawlers of the San Jose scale were observed in Indiana 
June 1 and in 7,'ashington State on June 10. 
The plum curculio seems to b; more prevalent than usual in the New 
England and Middle Atlantic States and decidedly less numerous than 
usual in the South Atlantic States. 
The citrus aphid increased rapidly in central Florida during the 
latter part of June. 
The seed corn maggot was unusually prevalent from New York south- 
ward to North Carolina and westward to Nebraska. Damage to melons and 
squash seed was also reported from Utah. 
The vegetable weevil. is now known to occur in 116 counties in the 
States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The spread to 
the northward is not so rapid this year as last. 
During the last week in May and the first two weeks in June the 
Mexican bean beetle was observed throughout the northern part of the 
territory known to be infested last year. 
The onion maggot has been reported as serious from scattered 
localities extending from New York westward across the northern half of 
the country to Montana and Utah. 
Present indications are that the sugarcane borer will be less 
numerous than usual in the sugarcane-growing, area in Louisiana. 
The forest tent caterpillar is completely defoliating many varieties 
of hardwoods in Buckingham County, Va. In some cases areas up to 100 
acres are infected. Similar reports but of less serious damage have been 
received from the northern port of Minnesota. 
The ugly-nest caterpillar is heavily infesting trees in southeastern 
Maine and eastern Massachusetts. 
