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Kentucky 
R. B. Deen (June 21):. A heavy infestation of chinch hugs in 
a 10-acre field of corn at 'Greenwood on June 20. Severe damage 
was noticed. 
BLACK STINK BUG ( Cosmopepla bimaculata Thorn.) 
'■T. A. Price (June 25): C. bimaculata was seen by the thou- 
sands marching: from "barley.- fields in {Fayette. County. 
Maine 
Iowa 
Nebraska 
Kansas 
South Carolina 
'.' CORN , 
ARMY70EM ( Cirohis unrpjmcta Haw.) 
C. H. Srlpps (June 25):, Moths are being taken in much greater 
numbers than during the past two summers. 
C. J. Drake (June 13): 'Jestern Iowa is heavily infested. 
These pests are doing considerable damage in a number of 
fields of small grain. The infestation seems to extend from 
Mills County to north of Sioux City, spreading eastward. In- 
festation is pretty general over western Iowa. (June 22): 
Thousands of acres of rye, whe?t, barley, and oats have been 
totally destroyed. In a 900-acre field' of wheat in Harrison 
County the farmer scattered poisoned bran, mash by means of 
an airplane. In a number of instances arnywerms have migrated 
from small grain to adjoining fields of corn. In Yioodbury 
County the county agent estimated that the worms' destroyed a 
field or two of small grain on 500 different farms. The worms 
are just beginning to appear in the central portion of the 
State. Along the Missouri River most of the worms have pu- 
pated. • ■'."".. 
M. H. Swenk (June 20) f As a result of the unusual abundance 
of moths flying in southeastern Nebras?ca during the third 
and fourth weeks in May,' there- was a severe outbreak of this 
pest that started June 7 and is now largely, but not complete- 
ly, over. According to our data, the most severe trouble was 
experienced in the southeastern part of the State, with out- 
breaks—also in Dakota, Boone, and Greeley Counties. 
H. R. Bryson (June 24): The true army worm has been causing 
injury to wheat at Manhattan, Injury consisted in defoliation 
and cutting the beards. Similar injury was reported from 
Lincoln. . 
CORN EAR v/ORM ( Hello this' ob sol eta Fab.) 
A. Lutken (jure 24): The corn ear worm is, in general, very 
abundant, . At Calhoun Falls June!. the first larvae moved out 
of a field of crimson clover and. destroyed about 14 acres of 
young cotton. A similar outbreak was reported from York; and 
