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CORiT 
CORN EAR "CHI..: ( Heliothis obsoleta Fab. ) 
7. 3. Eritton (September 24): This insect seems to be mere 
abundant than usual on corn in New Haven, 7/codbridge, and 
Plainville. . 
E. L. Chambers (September 1): Sv;ect corn and pop corn are 
being injured to some extent in Racine, Milwaukee, Kenosha, 
and 'Talworth Counties, according to inquiries received for its 
control and specimens submitted. 
C. N. Ainslie (August 28): Field corn in the district of 
Sioux City seems unusually free from this pest this season. 
Early sweet corn *.7as badly injured. 
FALL ABLTT70HM ( Lauhygma frugiiaerda S. & A.) 
J. R. Watson (September 23): The fall army.vorm has been 
more or less abundant in the western part of the State for 
some months and is beginning to make its appearance in certain 
isolated regions in the peninsular part of the State. The dam- 
age is chiefly to grass and sugar cane. 
B. ST. Harned (September 23): Injury to sugar cane at 
Natchez and to corn at hetcalf was reported on August 23. 
R. I'i Colmer (September 20): ~e have had an infestation 
in Moss Point and Pascago.ula. In some cases they have eaten 
the grass from entire lawns. 
EUROPEAN COPuT 2CRER (Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn.) 
A. L. Stene (September 25): Moderately . abundant ; spotty 
second brood abundant in some locrlitics. 
T. H. Farks (Sa-ot amber 23): Moderately abundant; increased 
in northwestern counties. 
CORK ROOT ;7GR£iS (Li abrotica syp.) 
G. J. Drake (August 29): D. duodecimwunc tata Fab. and D. 
lorgicornis Say are abundant over the entire State and here 
and 'chore are causing a considerable amount of commercial dam- 
age. In several instances the roots were almost completely 
destroyed and after a heavy rain the corn fell to the ground. 
The western corn root worm seems to be the more abundant. 
R. L. Parker (August 29): The western corn root worm has 
been ro-oortod as cutting roots of corn at Lebanon. 
