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lowa. C. J. Drake (Octo'ber 21): Chinch txigs are very abundant in the southern 
part cf the State. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (Octo'ber 21): Recent surveys indicate the lowest fall 
population for several years. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (Octo'ber 2U) : Chinch "bu^s are numerous at Manhattan, 
where two or three flights have occurred since October 1, but the situ- 
ation is not alarming. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (October 15): Chinch bugs were niimerous in Nemalia 
County cornfields at least up to September 21, the date of the last in- 
quiry. 
CORI-T 
GQim EAR WOR.M ( Heliothis obscleta F. ) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman and associates (October): Noticeable riddling of 
tops in late corn by corn ear worm, yet not as bad as might have been 
expected with the crop so late. 
Indiana. E. V. Walter (October 20): All stages of corn ear worm now present 
at Lafayette. They are mainly in late corn, which averages SO percent 
or more of the ears infested. Limited field observations indicate 
progressively lighter infestations tc^-ard the northeastern part of the 
State. Counts in latc-in?.t';nng fields near Auburn and Eort 7/ayne showed 
about 30 to 35 p^iTcent 01 the ears infested. 
Illinois. 7/. P. Plint (October I9) : A severe infestation extended over the 
southern third of the State, the worms causing considerable damage by 
eating beans cut of the soybean pods, destroying new seodings of alfalfa, 
and feeding on old alfa.lfa seodings. Thore was a heavy flight of adults 
in the central part of Illinois on warm evenings early in October. 
Kentucky. V. A. Price (October 2h) : Corn ear worms ruined much of the late 
corn. Many fields where the plants came into tassel late in September 
and early in October were completely ruined. 
Iowa. C. J. Lrake (October 21): The corn ear worm has been unusually abim- 
dant this fall. In some fields it is almost impossible to find unin- 
fested ears. The infestation is general over the State. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (October 21): With practically no acreage of corn es- 
caping the summer drought and v/ith very little late sweet corn, the 
corn oar worm has again attracted attention on alfalfa, similar to the 
injury in 193^« Again the green variety of larva has been especially 
prominent. 
Oklahoma. P. A. Penton (October 22): No late corn was planted this year and 
the com car worm is scarce, an occasional larva being fo\ind in sorghiam 
buds. On cotton, however, this species appears to be moderately abundant, 
