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have injured corn. Reports received from Fountain County, 
iiay 31; Carroll County, June 2, and Madison County, June 4. 
Harry F« Dietz (May 51): Reports of severe damage to corn 
"by billbugs have been received from Rush, Howard, and DeEalb 
Counties, these reports all coming in since the 20th of the 
month* : ■ 
Illinois W, P* Flint (June. 20); Damage by billbugs has been reported 
from many of the counties in the northern half of the State. 
In all .cases damage was from some of the smaller species of 
billbugs, including the timothy billbug, and occurred to corn 
following timothy or blue-grass sod. Most of the reports 
of injury came, in during the latter part of May and damage 
has practically ceased at this time. In a number of .eases 
it was necessary, to replant infested fields of corn. 
Iowa Carl J« Drake (June 4): Corn billbugs seem to be fairly 
common throughout southern Iowa. Reports of serious injury 
have been received from Decatur, Guthrie, Union, Monroe, and 
Clarke Counties, 
Kansas J. W» McColloch (June 20): Injury to corn was reported 
from Potwin on May 23 and: from' Ogd en on June 5, 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnema pulicaria Melsh.) 
Illinois J» H, Bigger (May 26): Severe damage was done by adults 
of corn flea beetle during the week of May 21, in the western 
part of State, The attack was followed by cool weather which 
intensified the damage, 
SUGARCANE BEETLE ( Euetheola rugice^s Lect) 
Mississippi H» W, Harned (June 25): One rather serious complaint in 
regard to the rough-headed corn stalk beetle or sugarcane 
beetle Eue th e o 1 a rur i c e p s has been received recently. This 
complaint camB from Hernando on June 8, The correspondent re- 
ported that the corn in one field hadbeen completely destroyed 
by the beetles. 
FALSE WIEEWOBMS ( Fleoder. sp.) 
New Mexico J. R, Douglass (June 11): Have received several reports of 
injury to corn and beans by the false wireworms throughout 
the Estancia Valley. Observations show that they are more 
abundant than cutworms. 
SAND WIEEWOEM ( Koristonotus uhleri Horn,) 
Mississippi R» W. Harned (Juno 25): On June 13 a correspondent at Neshoba 
nt to this of L'ice come corn plants, with the report that 
