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HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga destructor Say) 
Kansas.- H. R. Bryson (May 25): The Hessian fly was a factor in the winter 
killing of wheat "by weakening the plants, making them less resistant to low 
temperature. The fly was especially injurious in Russell County, where 
many fields were killed 80 to 100 per cent. The spring "brood of fly at Man- 
hattan is not as heavy as might have "been expected, judging from the fall 
infestation. Parasites appear to have "been a factor since large numbers 
of them nave "been found. 
CORN 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta Fab. ) 
North Carolina. R. W. Leiby (May 20): Larvae of what is regarded as this moth 
are reported as "burrowing in and destroying half* grown peaches of the Car- 
men and Early Rose varieties in a few commercial orchards near Candor. 
The larvae apparently transferred their activities to peach fruit when 
vetch grown in the orchards was plowed under. 
Florida. E. W. Berger and G. B. Merrill (May 23): The corn ear worm is very 
abundant at G a inesville; injury is unusually severe in some early plantings. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (May 20): The corn ear worm is moderately abundant on 
tomato at Brewton and Do then, and moderately abundant at Auburn. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 25): First moths of corn ear worm were taken at 
light on May 18. 
Arkansas. D. Isely (May 22): The corn ear worm is moderately abundant on al- 
falfa and vetch. 
P. D. Sanders (May 24): Young larvae of the corn ear worm were feeding on 
the foliage of tomato plants in the fields and on the more mature plants, 
where fruits had formed; were tunneling into them at Nashville. There arc 
approximately 150 acres of early tomatoes planted in this section for ship- 
ment to northern markets. Damage to the crop set is serious. 
Louisiana. C. F. Smith and P. K. Harrison (April 27): The larvae of Heliothis . 
which were probably largely or wholly obsoleta , were unusually abundant at 
Baton Rouge and outlying vicinities during April. Crops observed infested 
included cabbage, strawberry (ripening fruit), corn, tomato, soybean, 
broad bean, and alfalfa. The most severely infested corn and soybeans 
were growing on land following winter vetch and were planted the same & 
(March 27) the vetch was plowed under. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May): The corn ear woira was causing severe 
damage to sweet corn in east Jackson County. It was also recorded from 
Copiah, Stone, Forrest, and Rankin Counties, where it was dams .toes. 
In Rankin County the damage to tomatoes was unusually severe. On ma 
tt plants every fruit was infested. (Abstract, J. A.M.) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (April 28): Eggs of the corn ear worm have been T.ore ai- 
dant this year in Brazos County in corn and alfalfa than they were 1932. 
