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Indiana 
Illinois 
Iowa 
Nebraska 
Nebraslca 
J. J. Davis (Ivlay 28): A large num"ber of inquiries relative to 
inj-ory to corn, together with specimens of the seed-corn rraggot, 
have "been received from Columbus and Veedersburg. The cold, wet 
season has no doubt been partly responsible for the abundance of 
this insect. Old seed has been partly responsible in some in- 
stances. (June 21): It was common in planted corn seed the 
past month, reports coming in from Llay 26 to Jmie 14 and the in- 
fested area ranging from Colunbus on the south, Veedersburg and 
Powler on the west, east and north to Winamac and Hochester. The 
cold, wet spring vzhich delayed germination was largely responsible. 
In some cases it was noticeable that old com was more severely 
attacked than last year's corn. 
W. P. Flint (June 18): Considerable injiory bas been occasioned by 
this insect throughout the cBBtral and northern parts of the State. 
Carl J. Drake (May 28): The seed-corn maggot has destroyed a field 
of corn and beans near llewton, Jasper County. In the lima beans 
as many as 76 maggots V7ere found in a single bean. In com the 
nvimber varies from 2 or 3 to a dozen maggots per kernel. The cold 
weather has been unfavorable for the development of the corn and 
very favorable for the feeding of the icaggots in the kernels. 
M. H. Swerik (tfey 15- June 15): D-uring the last week in Ifey reports 
of injury to planted seed corn by the seed-corn maggot were received 
from Cedar, Dakota, Saunders, Thayer, and other Co-onties lying east 
of the 98th meridian. This injury was, no doubt, induced by the 
very cool, backward spring, which greatly slowed up the germination 
of the planted corn. 
COHF^ ROOT- APHID ( Aphis maidi-radicis Forbes) 
M. H. Swenk (May 15- June 15): During the last half of Ifey reports 
were received indicating a considerable prevalence of the corn root- 
aphid in Franklin and Ha.rlan Couities, attended by a considerable 
thinning out of the stand in many cornfields because of this attack. 
ALFALFA AIID CLOVER 
Utah 
£32 
ALFALFA WSSVIL ( Phytonomus post_icus G-yil.) 
I. M. Hawley (June 23): The alfalfa weevil is appearing again in 
injurious nnmbers in Salt Lake, Millard, and Utah Counties and in 
some other places along the southern lim.it of the insect's spread. 
It is more abundant over its entire range than it has been at any 
time during the ^st three years. 
