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SITED CORN MAGGOT ( Hylemyia cilicrura Rond.) 
Weekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll.Agr. (June): The 
seed corn maggot has very seriously damaged "beans and cucurbits 
in Genesee, Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Yates, Chautauqua, and 
Erie Counties. 
W. J. Schoene (June 11): The seed corn maggot has been 
reported injurious to beans and tomato plants in the vicinity 
of Richmond. These depredations extended over a number of 
weeks. 
Z. F. Metcalf (June 20): The seed, corn maggot is very 
abundant . 
J. J. Davis (June 20): The seed corn maggot was reported 
as damaging corn at Zokcmo (May 23), in Jasper County (June 3), 
and at Rensselaer (June 4); soy bea.ns at LaPorte (June 3); and 
lima beans at Franklin (June 2) .■ 
W. P. Flint (June 15): Several reports of damage have been 
received from the northern third of the State. 
R. E. Pcttit (June 20): The seed corn maggot is reported 
worse than ever. 
A. G. Ruggles (June 23): The seed corn maggot is moderately 
abundant. Complaints have been sent in from different localities 
H. I. Jaoues (June 26): The seed corn maggot is very abundant 
in Worth and Palo Alto Counties. 
M. H. Swenk (June 13): A 3oyd County correspondent reported 
injury to plant c o:c: : rn durin the last peek in May. During 
following week simil r re- . - _.' in.] iry re: ; v d from 
Madison Count"-. 
G. F. Knowlton (June 18): Injur;- was so severe this spring 
that many fanners had to plant squash and. nelon seed the third 
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VEGETABLE EEEVIL ( Lisr-.^r -s obi i ru ns Gyll.) 
M. M. High (June 4): The veg table weevil is no- known to 
occur in 55 Mississippi counts s, Louisiana parishes, 19 
Alabama counties, l<3 - Tiorida counties. The dispersion of 
: weevil northward during the sent season has nc fc en so 
rapid as lest -ear, but the weevil has continued to s east- 
ward "... ard at about the same rate of r as heretofore. 
Its flight northwar< may sj^vh been temporarily reta: by the 
severe c It - .' the past winter. 
