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Wisconsin 
Iowa 
Nebraska 
LotiiBiana 
Texas 
Illinois 
Ei L, Chambers (June 15): Several different specimens of corn 
plants infested with one of the sod webwonns have been re- 
ceived during the past week, 
Carl J« Drake (June 4): Two species of sod webwonns are very 
abundant in the southern portion of Iowa. Reports of serious 
injury to young corn have been received from Wayne, Page, 
Madison, and Mahaska Counties, 
M« H, Swenk (May 15-June 15): Late in May a case of injury 
to a Fillmore County cornfield by the leather-colored sod 
webworm ( Crambus trisectus ) was reported to this office, 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis Sab») 
.7, E. Hinds (June 20): The first generation of borers 
bred this spring is now becoming adult in the earliei planted 
corn especially, and eggs are beginning to be deposited for 
the second generation, The borer infestation appears to be 
unusually light throughout the cane belt of Louisiana, 
J» N« Rovey (Juno 19): Most of the cornfields are now 
infested with the sugarcane borer in Liberty County. 
CORN ROOT APHID ( Anuraphis maidi-radicis Forbes) 
J, H» Bigger (June 15): Increased abundance of the corn root 
aphids this year following a wet season for two years dur- 
ing which weeds grew tank in the fields. Corn was seeded very 
early in this section in 1928, 
CORN BILLBUGS ( Sphenoohorus spp, ) 
Ohio 
Indiana 
T* H. Parks (June 22) 
in a belt through the c 
planting was a 25 to 60 
Damage always followed 
Not all fields so handl 
did not influence dwnag 
damaged where the first 
spections made by C, R« 
showed that most of the 
was ov 
The insect S. zeae damaged corn 
entral and 7/estern counties. The first 
per cent loss in most fields infested, 
timothy plowed for corn in the spring, 
ed were damaged. Soil type or drainage 
e. The second planting was not seriously 
planting was not cultivated out. In- 
nder and the r June 14 
billbugs had then left the fields and 
J, J« Davis (June 26): Reports of injury to corn by blllto 
Sphenophorus onrvulus Gyll,, have been received from the 
following counties: nton, May 28; Grant, M a y 27; Boc: , 
26; Clinton, May 28; Parks, May 28. we have continued to 
ivc- reports of injury to corn by billbugs S. zcac , tl 
last report bting received June 4, During this period the 
following counties reported trouble: Grant 37j Boone, May 
26; , ay 4, Billbugs, SnhenophoruB sp., (uni 
