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CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Illinois, f. P. Flint (September ,20): Very spotted and moderately heavy in- 
festations of chinch bugs exist in many small areas in the south-central 
and southern parts of the State. The latter part of August and fir^t of 
September have been very dry, and while these insects appeared late in 
the season they are in most cases developed sufficiently to enable them 
to hibernate in the ad\ilt stage. 
Kansas. K, R. Bryson (September 25): Chinch bugs are present in considerable 
. numbers in sorghum fields but are doing no damage. 
APPLE GRAIN APHID ( Rhopalosrohum prunifoliae Fitch) 
Nebraska. M. H.. Swenk (September 22-): Whent plants in Frontier County are 
being killed out by the apple grain aphid. 
Correction — In the Insect Pest Survey Bulletin Vol. 17, September 1, 1937. No, 
7, page 3^2, regarding the sawfly in Ohio, by E. J. Udine, the heading 
should read Black Grain Stern Sawfly ( Trachelus tabidus F. ) , instead of 
European Wheat Stem Sawfly ( Cephas py gmae us L.) 
CORN 
CORN EAR WORM ( Keliothis ob so let a F. ) 
Pennsylvania. M. D. Leonard (September 22): C. A. Thomas reports that corn 
• 'f ear worm was scarce in eastern Pennsylvania this season. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (September 20): A heavy infestation developed late, 
building up to a maximum during September. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (September 20): ,-Has been r-;aorted doing damage to 
chrysanthemums in several commercial florist establishments in Milwaukee. 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (September 3) ' Very abundant in central Tennessee. 
Damage has been severe in corn and tomatoes, but probably more severe in 
corn. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (September 25): Abundant in sorghum heads. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (September 6): Infestation was heavy in corn, but to date 
rather light in tomatoes at Castle Dale and Huntington.. Cor. i ear worms 
have damaged most of the swuet corn at Duchesne and Price, and 10 percent 
of the tomatoes were damaged in one field examined at Price. 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( Pyrausta n ubilalis Hbn. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (September 20): Late sweet corn ,-t the Mt. Carmel Farm 
