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central and wost— central counties* No genera! damage result 2d and 
the "bugs were not thick enough to harm more than a fev; outside 
rows of the late-planted corn. 
Illinois V e P, Flint (August 23): ffiie month of August has been extremely ' 
wet in ail parts of the State, This has placed a very distinct 
check on the chinch-hug increase and it is probable that these 
insects will not "or. much more abundant than was the case at the 
beginning of the season, 
Missouri L* Baseman (August 27): The 'itfcftnfaLl during August has been 
unfavorable for the development of the summer brood of chinch 
bugs, 
CORN EAR WORM (l icliothis obsolcta Fob. ) 
Indiana Co R« Cleveland (August 2k) : A moderate number of reports shoring 
the presence of the corn ear worm in both sweet ard field corn arc 
being received. This insect decs not seem to be so abundant or 
troublesome as in seme previous years, 
Iowa C* J« Drake (August 20); The corn ear worm is very common in 
Ames and seems to be very abundant over the entire State this season. 
At the present tine the adults arc emerging and laying their eggs 
on late sweet corn, 
C» 27. Ainslie (i&gust RD) s This pest scorns more abundant and 
destructive this season than for cany years at Sio-£2 r -City. Examina- 
tion oi" numerous cornfields indicates that nearly every ear harbors 
one of the larvae, seldom mors than one. As a rule only the tip of the 
ear for an inch or two is destroyed but this means a high percentage 
of loss net to speak of the subsequent deterioration in the crib 
because of the mould induced by the worm droppings in the ear -tip. 
Even late-planted sweet corn is just new being injured by quite 
small larvae of this species that do not confine themselves to the 
, tip of the ears and sometimes, occur several in a single car. 
Curiously enough very few of the adults have been taken this season. 
1 lis sour i 
L. Haseman (/LKgust 27): During late July and early August sweet 
corn was severely injured by the corn car worm, but during the last 
two weeks cf August in central Missouri the ear worms have been 
less abundant, 
S0UT:2?:.T CC?.:t S'TaLK BORER ( Diatraea g oacolella D yar) 
Wisconsin S. 3, Frackor (August 15)? ruined about half an aero in one field 
near Racine* ractically disappeared by July 20 after actively 
working for throe weeks. Wisconsin is outside tho normal range 
of this species. 
STAIK BORER ("1; oaluoma nitcla Caen.) 
Indiana J. J„ Davis (Ausua* lU)s The r.omron stalk borer has been the subject 
