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Georgia Oliver I % Snapp (June ll): Infestation heavy on 300 acres 
of tomatoes in southern Georgia. Growers have experienced 
difficulty controlling the insect. Infestation also heavy 
at Fort Valley. 
AJabaoa L» .7, Brannon (June 8): The first tomato fruit worm egg 
of the 1928 season was found in the field on young tomatoes 
at Birmingham, on May 21, This is a month later than the 
first egg was found last season. The moths are not so 
. numerous in the fields as they were last season and daoage to 
tomatoes is not expected to "be so severe as in the avera 
season, -Some tomatoes on the plants were half grown when 
the first eggs were found. On May 29 eggs were found in a 
cornfield about 100 yards from the tomato patch. The corn 
in this patch was only about 1 foot high and eggs were on the 
leaves, 
Mississippi E, L. Cockerham (June 9): This insect continues its damage 
at Biloxi, attacking new corn and tomatoes. In addition to 
it3 injury to tomato fruits it is doing considerable damage 
tunneling vines and large stems* 
Mississippi R, W # Harned (June 25): Larvae of the corn ear worm H-.liothis 
ob so lota Fab., were received on June 1 from Dixon, where they 
were reported as eating the seed pods of hairy vetch. Speci- 
mens of this species were also collected on corn at Holly 
Springs, on June 2, and on corn and tomato at Carthage on June 
19. 
YJHITE GRUBS ( Phyllooha f ;a spp.) 
Indiana J^ J« Davis (June 26): White grubs reported as da: 
strawberry at Elkhart May 27 and at Mulberry June 5. Apparently 
the same insects were damaging garden crops at Mishawaka 
June 18, Asilid larvae were reported very abundant in soil 
in St, Joseph County June 23 where undant last 
y«--ar. 
Illinois ,,. p. Flint (June 20): A number of reports of d by 
white -rubs hav- come In fro:., the northern third of Illinois, 
Mr, Compton and Mr. Bigger rec.ntly made -ion of a 
number of grub-infested fields in northern and nc I t- ntral 
Illinois. They report that the grube are just starting to 
pupate and are work; • Ln tht coil. A •' • 
newly formed, -rious dama. e has occurred to e;.rly 
planted corn. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (June 15) I A ■ i complaint has bt n 
ivcd fro:.: our crop-pent r rs throug] it 1 
to the ffect that 1 ;ous 
as last year. In this region they pupate about r, .nd 
so little dai cted after that d • . 
