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Illinois 
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ST/LK BORER ( Pa-oai-oema ni tela Guen^ ) 
J. J. Davis (July 15). "Has been repeatedly reported from all 
sections of the State, principal crop attacked, being corn. : ' 
W. P. Flint (July 18). "normally abundant throughout the entire 
State; larvae about two-thirds grown? also attaching oats, po- 
tatoes, tomatoes and peppers. ' 
¥1 IZE BILLBUG ( Spheno-phor us maidis Chittn.) 
Minnesota A. G. Buggies. "V7e have had a few complaints from two small 
localities in the State; the infested cornfields were -near a 
drained peet slough which was filled in 1917. Evidently a 
few of the nut grass plants and others survived sufficiently 
to enable this insect to fp through its life cycle. 
T7ELVE- SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica 12--punctata 01 iv.) 
■linnesota 
Colorado 
Nebraska 
Missouri 
C. IT. Ainslie (June ^7). "Corn rootworm is doing injury about 
Rochester, -inn., for the first time." 
COLOR-ADO C0R2J ROOTWORM ( Diabrotica virgifera LeC. ) 
C. P. Gillette, "Complaints of serious injury are being received 
and in every case from those who have planted corn following 
corn; plants make a stunted growth, the leaves curl and the 
stalks fall over. This insect is either on the increase or 
the farmers are becoming more familiar with its injuries." 
SEED-CORN BEETLE (Agonoaerris nalllibeg Fab. ) 
V . H. Swenk (July 15). "Daring July "there has been a conspicu- 
ous abundance of seed-corn beetles; those have been found feeding 
only on the roots of the now practically fully grown corn plants 
but upon the leaves of toma-fco and pepper plants arfi upon the 
foliage of walnut trees. The area of .conspicuous abundance of th 
these beetles extends from Lancaster to. Hall County and - south 
to Fillmore County " 
r. C. Burr ill. "About the middle of May there was a heavy swarm 
of this beetle at Kennett." 
Illinois 
PRIOITUS SP . 
"/. P. Flint (July 18). "Caused serious damage to corn in several 
fields in northern Illihnis where sod land was broken for corn. ' 
Florida 
CORII LAETERIT FLY ( Pererrinus ma id is Ashm. ) 
J. R. Watson (July 15). "Beginning to appear in normal numbers 
all over southern Florida. First observed on this date at 
Sandford. " 
