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Texas. R. W. Moreland (April): During April five species of plants were 
examined for eggs of H. obsoleta , with, results as follows: Alfalfa, 
U,800 plants and 5S eggs; blue-oonnetr, (lupinus subcarnosus.) , 1,280 
plants and 30 eggs; blue-bonnets (L. .^.Konsiss), 1,200 plants; corn, 
500 plants; and false indigo,, 200 plants without any eg^s "being found. 
California. R. E. Campbell (May l) : Sweet corn coning into tho local 
markets from the Coachella Valley already shows considerable damage. 
M. W. Stone (May 19): Adults were collected and eggs found on 
corn and tomatoes near Santa Ana (Peters Canyon) on May S. Considerable 
injury to silks was noted. Eggs collected on tomato nen.r Costa Mesa 
and San Juan Capistrano on May 12 hatched in the insectary on May l6. 
First- and second-instar larvae were also observed feeding on tomato 
foliage at Costa Mesa on May 12. 
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER ( Elasmo p alpus li^nosellus Zell.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 21): Many complaints are coming in of injury to 
cowpeas, corn, and, especially, beans. 
SOD WEBWORMS ( Crambus spp.) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (May 20): Sod webworms are unusually abundant in Iowa 
this year. Corn planted on newly broken timothy and bluegrass sod is 
suffering damage from webworms, particularly in the southern part of 
the State. Near Lamoni and Bloomfield a few cornfields have been 
almost totally destroyed. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 23): Sod webworms have been more abundant this 
spring than usual and many farmers have been obliged to replant 
corn because of their damage. Most of them are small and not so advanced 
as usual for the season. 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER (P yrausta nubilalis Hbn. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (May 23): Moths began emerging on May 20 at Mount 
Carmel. This is much earlier than usual. 
CORN BILLBUGS (Calendra spp.) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (May 20): About three species of corn billbugs have been 
reported from southern and northern Iowa. Near Algona a 40-acre corn- 
field was totally wiped out by them. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 21): The maize billbug (C. ma. id is Chitt.) was re- 
ported as quite numerous in the valley of the Neosho River, but not so 
abundant in Wilson County along the. Verdigris River. Some reports of 
injury to young corn plants by the adults have been received. 
Oklahoma. C. E. Stiles (May 21): The maize billbug has been damaging corn 
in the lowlands of northeastern Oklahoma. 
