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Arkansas Dwight Isley (October 1C). "There has been considerable conplaint 
of injury to kafir corn heads, from the western and central part of 
Arkansas ? by the larvae of this insect. (Specimens determined by 
Ir. Carl Heinrich, U. S. N.I.I. )• I have seen it in fields in the 
central psrt of the State and -t Fayetteville v;here nearly 100 per 
cent of the kafir grnin is destroyed." 
Missouri L. H?s3man (October 18). "During the month this insect has probably 
created more excitement than any other and has gotten into the State 
press quite extensively. Preliminary investigations into the 
bibliography of the insect seem to reveal the fact that for the first 
time in its history this worm has assured the role of a serious 
menace to the sorghum-like crops in Missouri, I presume it has -.lso 
been injurious in the Is fir-: proving sections of ^nsas and Oklahoma, 
judging by reports from our southwestern counties. It has been de- 
structive in a number of counties principally south of the Missouri 
; Mver. It has been destroying sorghum and ^rfir in the following 
counties: Hewton, Jasper, Lawrence, Cedar, Poll:, Greene, "ebster, 
Dallas, Laclede,, Benton, Phelps, Pent, Crawford, Butler, and Boone. 
Our county survey has not been completed but I dare say it has done 
some damage in every county south of the river where sorghum or 
kafir is grown to any extent. In seme localities the grain of these 
crops ins been dem^ged to the extent of 70 per cent of the crop. 
In a fev; individual c^ses the grower ro"oorts ? 100 per cent loss. 
In other cases the damage for the entire county is estimated as low 
as 20 per cent. In these counties where it is no doubt present 
but from which we 'iisve no reports, the damage is probably negligable 
or has been largely overlooked by the grovvor. Breeding experiments 
are being carried an tc determine its life cycle and yearly h.-bits 
and a datailed report of this will be given later. Studies in 
connection with parasitism reveal that both eggs and the larvae are 
attacked by hymenopterous parasites. Two larval parasitas have 
been rerred and one species of egg parasites has emerged from eggs 
in confinement. 'Taile sorghum crops are not a major crop in 
Missouri they nre coming to be important gr^in crops for the Ozark 
region of the State and if this worm continues as destructive as it 
has been this year it is certain to seriously handicap the growing 
of these crops in Missouri." 
Ksnsas G. ". Dean (October 11 ) "Several reports have reached the depart- 
ment of serious injury to ksfir heads by tnc sorghum webworm© This 
is the first time we have received any report of this insect injur- 
ing kafir in this State. The infestation is confined to the south- 
eastern part of the State. In some instances, fields as l^rge 
as 15 acres are a total loss." 
