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Ohio 
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J. J. Davis (May 22): ;■ The- stalk: "borer was reported May 19 
infesting and destroying Delphihirra and hollyhock at LaPorte . 
■ R. L. Parker (May 22): The stalk horer is scarce; reported 
on golden elder at Coffeyville .May 8. 
A. G. Ruggles (May 26): The stalk borer is starting to "bore 
into the stalks of corn at St. Paul and Minneapolis. 
L. Haseman (May 27): The common stalk borer is just 
beginning to attract attention. The small larvae have ruined 
the stand of corn in manv fields in central Missouri and are 
beginning to attract attention of gardeners and commercial 
truck crop growers. 
IT. L. Douglass (May 15): The stalk borer is doing consider- 
able damage to tomato plants in Yalobusha County. 
SOD WEBWORMS ( Crambus spp.) 
T. H. Parks (May 21): Webworms are now seriously damaging 
young corn plants in many fields of central and western Ohio. 
They are less than half grown and are causing some farmers to 
replant. This is the most serious infestation in Ohio since 
1926. 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Kentucky 
Iowa 
J. J. Davis (May 22): Webworms have been very abundant and 
destructive to corn over large areas in Union, Wayne , Miami, Grant, 
Floyd, and Randolph Counties. These reports were received 
during the period May 11-17. 
W. P. Flint (May 19): Sod webworms are causing more than 
the normal amount of damage throughout central Illinois. Corn 
was planted unusually early, planting being uractically 
finished at this time, and at least 20 to 50 per cent of the 
corn is already up. The species have not been definitely 
determined, but apparently C. teterrellus Zincken is one of 
those concerned. The webworm larvae are about half grown 
at this time in most fields. 
J. H. Bigger (May 17): Webworms are very abundant. 
Reports from several counties indicate Ithat from 15 to 60 
per cent of the corn has been destroyed in sod land. Several 
thousand acres will be replanted. 
W. A. Price (May 21): A sod webv.orm ( Cram bus luteolellus 
Clem.) is the outstanding corn insect in this State at the 
present time. It is doins: serious damage in Kenton, Bourbon, 
Lincoln, Woodford, and Jessamine Counties. 
H. E. Jaques (May 22): Sod webworms are moderately 
abundant in Flc^d County. 
