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the stumers of 192U and 1925 have "been exceptionally dry 
throughout the northern rart of Mississippi, h nj 3omplaints 
in regard to chinch bugs were received during V. summer of 
1924 and a still 3,arger number ^ere received during 1925- 
(May 22): A complaint has been received in regard to chinch 
bugs damaging corn in Sunflower County, 'lies., recently. A 
previous report in regard to those insects damaging corn 
and sugarcane in the northern part of the St?. to was submitted 
several days are. 
CORK 
SEED-CORN BhE m LE ( Agonoderne pal lines Fab.) 
Missouri A„ C Burr ill (Thy 22): At Jefferson City heavy emergence 
of adult's at street and hor.se lights the first half of May 
was reported. Always very abundant in the Missouri and 
Mississippi Valleys rrithin this State. 
COM ROOT TEB1QR.M (C rambus cali-ri nosell ua Clem. ) 
West Virginia W„ E. Rumsey (May 2h) : We have a report from Heater, 3raxton 
County, that the com root webworm is quite a serious pest 
in that locality. 
GARDEN WEBWORM (Lo-;co?te?e gi milali s Gu3n. ) 
Texas F. L. Thomas (May 17): On corn at Port Bend County on fey 
CORN EiiR WORM (H elioth is obsolete. Fab. ) 
Alabama & Oliver I. Snapp (May 20): A number of reports have been 
Georgia received from Georgia and Alabama in reference to much damage 
to vetch this year from the corn ear worm. 
AffiftTRKBM (Cirphis vni-uncta Ha-. ) 
South Carolina J. o. Pepper (May 12) : Specimens of the true armyworm have 
been received from Beaufort County ani reported as feeding 
on small grains. 
Indiana H. F. Diet2 (May 1?): Armyrform moths ,v ere first taken at lights 
at Indianapolis en May 2. 
J. J. Davis (May 25): Armyworm moths have been unusually 
abundant. They -ere reported common at lights and 1 ch 
blossoms the latter part of April in southern Indiana. Reports 
of their abundance on apricot flowers en May 2 at G 3wa 
in central Indiana '-ere also received and they -ere observed 
crommon at lights at La Fayette about the same time. Mo 
report of army-arms yet received. 
