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of many more inquiries since last reported in the Bulletin, Dahlias 
have been reported as being attacked iz> several instances but 
more often corn, both field and sugarcom. The localities include 
Decatur, Covington, La layette, Angola, Hessville 3 and Anderson. 
Wisconsin S e B« Fracker (August 15)* About the usual number of reports have 
come from the eastern pari: of the utatG« Eob of great importance, 
Xrwa Go J» Drake (August 20); The cosmon stalk borer is very abundant 
over the entire State, It has done eoasiderable damage to corn and 
oats. It has also injured many garden and track plants in the State, 
The adults arc now emerging e 
Nebraska M„ H Sweiik (August l6) s Although the large number of complaints 
of injury to corn by the common stalk borer ceased abruptly about 
July 20, scattering report 3 of injury continued to be received from 
counties lying south of the Platte River, especially from Pawnee, 
Gage, end Saunders Counties up to July 2/p 
ARMTWCRM (Gjr-ghis uni peseta fJaw 3 ) 
Hew York Q c R« Crosby and assistants (A&srost 3)° Considerable damage was 
reported in a few localities \:. : . C : Cr^jnty, cheat., corn, and 
other crops being attacked, -'- AXieg&ny County a i'ioderai.G infesta- 
tion of this peei. was reported from the villages of Belmont, 
Friendship, and Bolivar » 
PALL ARMY WCEM (Lg < ; aH fru giperd a S» & A e ) 
North Wo Ao Thomas (-Artist 25); Tnis is only a light outbreak 9 covering 
Carolina only a small area in the vicinity of Gha&bcurne. Paily $0 per cent 
cf the larvae are mature and ready for pupation. The mature 
larvae have a parasitism of So per cent s whereas no taohir.a eggs 
have leer observed X'\ the smaller larvae. Attacking cr<ib grass a 
Missouri L, Baseman (August 2%'},z 1 have answered a f .; . .' .. ruiries regarding 
the fall artiy wcr-an destroying cora. In a few cases they have 
literally destroyed late fields of corn though apparently there 
is not a general epidemic cf the pest :i.r Ui sscuri 
: 5 BSETLS ( jjSnc iheo la rugiee 'o:-i Lec^) 
Alabama J a M„ Robinson (August S)s Two counties reported the attack of the 
rough-beaded com beetle up to the middle of July, A farmer $as 
Just brought in $J specimens taker from a oocklebut' stalk and 
around the r< s yZ the plaa.t. He reports that one farmer has 
planted big oorn : ces '-n oocount of the activities cf the 
adult beetles, 1'his cornfield was on a ilaixy far-m -There a lot of 
manure is used each year 
C0P.I7 IPaT APHID (Ajghis maidis Fitch) 
Iowa Ot, J« Drake (August 20); The carea leaf aphid is very common in 
western Pottawattamie County and Fremont County, and in a few 
