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CORK- LEAF APHID ( Aphis maidis Pitch) 
Mississippi H. W. Allen (August 13): The conWleaf aphid is now abundant in 
the tassel end of late corn, apparently increasing to a considerable 
degree the stunting resulting from long continued dry weather. 
TWELVE- SPOTTED CUCUMBER- BEETLE ( Diabrotica 12- p unctata Fab.) 
Indiana C. R. Cleveland (August 18): Specimens of well-grown corn with 
nearly full- grown larvae of this species were received from Frank- 
fort and Fowler the second week in August, with the statement that 
many plants were dying. Injury by the worms, however, while ap- 
parent, would not seem to have been severe, enough to cause the 
death of the plants. A combination of this injury with several 
weeks of extremely dry, hot weather was possibly the cause of the 
severe injury. 
Illinois W. P. Flint (August 26): Damage by this insect has been very severe 
and much more general than usual. , In some fields 90 per cent of 
the corn showed fallen stalks where counts were taken. In a num- 
ber of fields in the central part of the State this insect will cut 
the yield from 5 to in exceptional cases as much as 50 per cent. 
WESTERN CORN R00TW0RM ( Diabrotica l onpricornis Say) 
Missouri L. Haseman (July 28): Worms vary from one-half to full grown. 
They are worse than in an average year. Whole fields damaged 
seriously. (August 22): This worm is causing quite a bit of 
trouble in some sections of the country. 
Kansas J. W. McColloch (August 16): The adults are reported very abiind- 
ant in cornfields about Irving. They are cutting off the silks, 
thus preventing fertilization. Several fields show the work of 
the lar TT ae earlier in the season. All cases of larval injury are 
in fields which have been in corn for several years. 
A COLAS? ID PESTLE ( Colaspis favosa Say) 
South Dakota H. C. Severin (July 30): Adults feeding on corn, damage being 
very severe. 
EUROPEAN COM BORER ( pyrausta nubilalis Huebn. ) 
New York K. E. Paine (July 12): This insect is now laying its eggs, and 
so far gives promise of being considerably more numerous than last 
year in Chautauqua County. 
