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some cornfields in the Norfolk district. From August 15 to J>1 they have 
"been present and have done considerable damage in late-planted corn. 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (September 10): Damage to corn reported over 
a wide area. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (August 28): The fall armyworm is very abundant on 
grass at Experiment. (September 2): The fall armyworm is ruining a large 
field of corn at the Experiment station. (September 10): Holes are 
being eaten in pimiento pepper fruit at Vaughn. (September lU): A 
study was made of injury by fall armyworm and corn ear worm ( Heliothis 
obsoleta E.) in late field corn at Experiment. Of U35 ears, U2^ were 
infested. In these ears were found 337 fall armyworms and 157 corn ear 
worms. It was estimated that 39*2 percent of the grain had "been ruined, 
though the injury to the crop was greater hecause many ears failed to 
develop. 
G. E. Moznette (September 15): The fall armyworm has been quite 
prevalent in southern Georgia in fields of cotton, kudzu, and Johnson 
grass, and has caused considerable damage. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 2^) : A few complaints have been received 
of the depredations of the fall armyworm, although it is not as numerous 
as it has been in other years. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (September 3): The grass worm has been damaging corn 
in Cheatham and Cannon Counties. (September lU) : Lima beans at Tellico 
Plains, Monroe County, were also damaged. Estimated loss to the bean 
crop was $5,000. 
Alabama. J. M. Rohinson (September 25): During the first week in Septoriber 
the fall arrayworn was reported as active on 150 acres of soybeans to be 
used for seed in Wilcox County. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2U) : Fall armyworm was causing serious injury 
to a lawn at Meridian on August 28. 
VELVET3EAN CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsia gemmatilis ffbn.) 
South Carolina. F. F. Bondy (September 5): Grass worms and the soybean 
worm, probaoly JL gemmatilis , are doing damage in parts of Darlington 
County. (September 26): The southern grass worm and the soybean worm 
are doing serious damage to soybeans, and farmers are inquiring ahout 
control measures. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp.) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (September 25): Digging records show that white grubs 
have "been much reduced in numbers in the vicinity of Lexington during 
the past 2 months. ! • 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (September): White grubs are very 
