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Illinois. J. K. Bigger (September) j The corn ear worm L§ moderately a": " ir. 
western Illinois, 30.7 per cent ears infested. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 22)! The corn ear worm is very at re ..- 
out the State. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (September 19): The corn ear worm is moderately abundant. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ru^gles (September 21): Th e corn ear worn is very abundant. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (September 8): The corn ear worm is very abundant at 
Auburn, Chestnut, and Fairhope. At Fairhope corn was destroyed before tassel** 
ing. (September 20): The corn ear worm is moderately abundant at Chestnut 
and Auburn. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (September 23): The corn ear worm is moderately abun ant at 
Manhattan; moths are quite numerous on flowers. Truck growers report the larvae 
destructive to late sweet corn. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (September 19): The corn ear worm has been reported as 
doing less damage this year than in the past several years. In most locations 
it is even scarce. 
CORN LEAF APHID ( Aphis maidis Fitch) 
New York. C. R. Crosby and assistants (August 28): Badly infested leaves 
received from Malone. (September ll): Badly infected cornstalk received 
from Hammond. Infested tassels of corn received from Oswego. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swerik (August 21 to September 20): Reports of injury to corn by 
the corn leaf aphid were received from Dixon and Furnas Counties. A complain: 
of the corn leaf aphid damaging corn was also' received from Boyd County, 
while another Boyd County correspondent reported it working on feterita. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (September 23): This pest, which was so abundant on corn 
and sorghums during August, has practically disappeared. Ordinarily it can 
be found on immature sorghum heads at Manhattan at this time of the year, but 
such is not the case at present. 
