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Mir.nesota. A. G. Ruggles (September 26): The corn ear worm is very . abundant 
around St. Paul and Minneapolis. . , 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (September): The corn ear worn has sho'.7n up abundantlv in 
late corn. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 27); Where rainfall has been difi'" ? .ent, a large 
population will again go into winter quarters, but: the situation is less 
serious than last fall. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (September 26): Late sweet corn at Manhattan is heavily 
infested. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (September 23); The corn ear worm is very abundant in 
the greater part of the State. It is abundant in cotton bolls and in heads of 
grain sorghums. 
Idaho. R. W. Haegele (September 21): In southwestern Idaho all field corn is 
badly infested. Approximately 80 to 90 per cent of the ears show some damage 
with the feeding seldom extending more than 1 inch back on the tip of the ear. 
FALL ARMYWORM ( Laphygma frugiperda S. & A. ) 
Florida. F. S. Chamberlin (September 6): The armyworm is prevalent over most of 
Gadsden County. Severe injury is confined to small areas at the present time. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (September 22): Fall armyworm reported in Cecil County. 
STALK BORER ( Papaipema nebris nitela Guen_ ) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee (September 6): The stalk borer is moderately abundant. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (September 26): . The stalk borer is moderately abundant on 
dahlias and corn. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (September 26): The stalk borer is moderately abundant. 
SOUTHERN CORN STALK BORER ( Diatraea crambidoides Grote) 
Virginia. H. 0. Walker (September 27) : The larger stalk borer is ver^ abundant. 
Practically 100 per cent of the stalks are infested in some fields in Norfolk. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (September 21 ) ; Late corn at Chadbourn has been 
subjected to attacks to a greater extent this season than in former 3 r ears. 
The injury lias been so severe as to cause much of the corn to break off at the 
ground before reaching maturity. Fully 95 per cent of a field of corn near 
the laboratory was found to be infested. 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Connecticut-. . R. B. Friend. (September 20): In three instances in New Haven the- 
grass in large lawns has been almost entirely 2<illed. 
