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ITew York: -E. P. Pelt ( October 27). 'This insect hss attracted unusual atten- 
tion thror«ghout the month* Specimens were received from many 
parts of the State, in some cases accompanied "by records of severe 
damage. This appears to be one of the most serious outbreaks which 
has occurred in the State." 
C. R. Crosby and assistants report outbreaks from nearly every 
county in the State. The infestation seems to bo attracting more 
attention, however, in the central and western part of the State, 
though reports have come in from ?s Tar north as Jefferson and 
Franklin Counties, and two reports from long Island. Golden Bantam 
seems to be especially favored by the earworm. Many cases of en- 
silage corn and a few cases of Flint end Popcorn were also reported 
in one case in Erie County, One acre "nd s half of wax beans were 
so badly infested as to render the crop unmarketable. " 
Delaware J. P. /dams (October 1). "Observations so far show that several 
fungous diseases ~re commonly associated with the feeding of the 
earworm. The excessive moldy condition of ears this year may be 
charged to the earworm. In many instances at least 10 to 15 per 
cent of the weight of grain of infested ears is destroyed." 
C. 0. Houghton (October 10). "This species has injured 100 per 
cent of the crop in some small garden patches of sweet corn. Larvae 
of all sizes are to be fauna at this time at Newark." 
South /. F. Conradi. "Mr, J. R, Blair, county agent of York County, re- 
Carolina ports that early in September late r~nk: cotton was attacked by 
this insect. " 
Ohio H. /. Gossard (October 21). "The corn earworm has done by far more 
damage in Ohio to corn this season than at any time since 1904, and 
probably more than has been done in any year since entomological 
records have been kept within the State. New farmers estimate the 
damage to field corn to be less than 5 or 10 per cent of the money 
value, while many farmers heave reported from SO to 100 per cent of 
the ears attacked. The canners in southeastern Ohio estimate the 
loss on sweet corn to have amounted to 50 per cent or more. The 
insect has been found attacking all kinds of corn, ripe peaches, 
tomatoes, and beans." 
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Indiana • J. J. Bcvis (October 14). "Probably the most conspicuous outbreak 
of the present month is the abundance and destructiveness of the 
eorn earworm,. It i? very abundant in every section of the State 
and the infestations average from 5 to 30 per cent and in exceptional 
cases even much higher. * great amount of damage is being done 
by the com ear rots and apparently the majority of these rots 
start with the corn earworm injury. Correspondents are particular- 
ly interested regarding possible injury to animals by feeding the 
damaged corn. Apparently the earworm itself is not harmful to 
animals but it is possible that some of the rots may be harmful. 
