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Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): On May 27 a correspondent at Heidelberg in Jasper 
County sent us specimens with a report that the worms were abundant on hairy 
vetch. Heavy damage to tomatoes has recently "been reported from Midnight in 
Humphreys County, Eulesville in Sunflower County, Caledonia in Lowndes County, 
and Lunberton in Lamar County. 
SOUTHERN CORN STALK BORER (Diatraea crambidoides Grote) 
North Carolina. R. ¥. Leiby (June 20): Several complaints of damage to corn 
indicate that it is more prevalent than usual. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (June 21): The following counties are where we have had 
specific records: Tallapoosa, Lee, Russell, Montgomery, Pike, Dale, Henry, 
Covington, Geneva, and Houston. Apparently the larger corn stalk borer is 
restricted in its activity to southeastern Alabama. 
STALK BORER ( Paoaroema nebris nitela G-uen.) 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (June 19): First evidence of injury in the vicinity of 
Urbana was observed during the first week in June. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (June 24): The stalk borer is reported as doing some damage 
to corn in the Danville area. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 19): The common stalk borer is just beginning to appear 
in destructive numbers in the cultivated fields. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 24): Just a few stalk borers showing up during the 
last 10 days of June. 
SUGARCANE BEETLE ( Euetheola rugice-ps Lcc.) 
Maryland. S. II. Cory (June 22): E. rugice-ps are reported on sunflowers in Cecil 
County. 
Georgia. J. \1. Ingram (June 2): The sugarcane beetle was found to be causing some 
injury to sugarcane near Cairo. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June): This beetle was fairly common in cornfields in 
eastern and central Tennessee during the early part of June. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (June 21): The sugarcane beetle is very abundant on cane 
at Carrollton. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): Medium injury to corn was reported on June 13 
from Mount Olive in Covington County, and on June 14 from Smithdale in Amite 
County. 
CARROT BEETLE ( Ligyrus gibbosus DeG.) 
Tennessee. G. M, Bentley ( June) : The carrot beetle was fairly common in cornfields 
in eaut'irr. .af.d central Tennessee during the early part of June. 
