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Nebraska 
STALK BORER ( Papaipema nebris nitela Guen.) 
C. R. Phipps (September 24): The stalk "borer is very abundant 
throughout the State, 
H. E. Jaques (September 24): The stalk borer is moderately 
abundant in Dickinson, Humboldt, Floyd, Wright, Mills, and Iowa 
Counties, 
M, H, Swenk (August 1 to 31): Reports of the stalk borer 
boring in corn stalks were received during the first half of 
August from Johnson,' Saline and York Counties. 
LESSER CORN STALK BORER (Elasmopalpus lignosellus Zell.) 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas (September 24): The lesser corn stalk borer is 
now doing serious damage to strawberries and snap beans in 
Chadbourn. The stand of fall beans is badly broken as a result, 
of their attacks, 
....... r - : - , SOUTHERN CORN STALK BORER ( Diatraea zeacolella Dyar) 
North.. .Carolina C. H, Brannon (August 12): The larger corn stalk borer is 
-v....: . ; pausing widespread damage to corn over the State, 
South Carolina 
Ohio 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Minnesota 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
..I., J. ; Re id (September 23):;' St. Augustine grass lawns in 
Charleston are being .severely injured by an unusually heavy 
infestation of the chinch bug. The insect was present and did 
some damage to these lawns last summer and fall but seems to be 
much more, destructive this year. St. Augustine grass, locally 
known as "Charleston grass," is used quite extensively for lawn 
plantings in the Charleston area, being used more than any other 
grass. The phinch.bug infestation is general throughout the 
city and its environs, and entire lawns are known to have been 
destroyed. Drought is aggravating the insect injury, 
T. H. Parks (September 25): During the corn harvest in north- 
western Ohio, chinch bugs were found quite plentiful throughout 
the fields, and in some fields their feeding apparently. hastened, 
the ripening of the crop. ■' The season has been "Very favorable 
and the insects have increased greatly. ; 
J. J. Davis (September 25): The chinch bug is scarce. 
W. P. Elint (September 23): The weather, on the whole, has 
been fa,vorable to chinch bug development and a large percentage, 
of, bugs developing •■in the fields .have now reached the adult stage, 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (September): - The chinch bug is 
still being reported as moderately abundant in the southeastern: 
corner of the State. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
