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SOUTHERN CORNSTALK BORER ( Diatraea crambidoides Grote) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman and W. C. Nettles (June 2l): The southern cornstalk 
"borer is prevalent, chiefly in the Piedmont section. 
Florida, A. H. Madden (June 12): One field of corn in the eastern part of Gads- 
den County had from 20 to 3° $> of the stalks damaged. Other fields were 
also infested. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (June l6) : At Clarkston, in north-central Georgia, 
three larvae were found in the leaves of one plant. (June 21): At 
Milner* in central Georgia, a field of corn is "beginning to tassel and 
about one-fourth 'of the stalks are infested-none broken, but leaves ragged. 
(June 23): At Cordele, in south-central Georgia, a field is beginniag 
to silk and about 10 percent of it is infested. Found one pxipa in a stalk. 
A WEBWORM ( Cr ambus sp. ) 
Virginia. C. R, Willey (June lU): A species of webworm was noted on May 28 
doing considerable damage on a 100-acre tract of land planted in corn on 
the James River, west of Richmond. 
Kentucky. W, A. Price (June 25): Adults of sod webworms continue to be abun- 
dant and the larvae have caused much damage to such cultivated crops as 
corn and tobacco. 
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER (E lasmopalpus lignosellus Zell.) 
Georgia. Oliver I. SnapiD (May 27): The lesser cornstalk borer is damaging young 
corn at Fort Valley, central Georgia, 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn. ) . 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 22): Eggs now hatching. Infestation in Housatonic 
Valley very heavy. Preliminary observations in Connecticut Valley indi- 
cate less egg laying than last year. 
New Jersey. E. Kostal (June 26): Heavy infestation in rhubarb and sweet corn 
at Morganville, in Monmouth County. Moderate infestation in potato stems. 
SUGARCANE BEETLE (Euetheola rugiceps Lee.) 
Virginia. C. R. Willey (June lU): Specimens were sent by a correspondent at 
Laban, Mathews County, who said they are very numerous in cornfields in 
his section and are doing lots of damage; also that there have been severe 
infestations since the flood in this area in August 1933* 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 2U): The rough-headed cornstalk beetle has caused 
considerable damage this spring. During the first half of June it was 
reported injuring sugarcane, corn, and cotton. 
