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Missouri. L. Ha soman (September 25): With practically all of the corn crop 
"being destroyed "by the drought and very little "forming even nubbins, 
the corn ear worm is less abundant than for many years. Sone late green 
tomatoes arc being injured. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (September 3): Corn ear worm is attacking millet 
and the pods of soybeans and cowpeas in Cannon County. Heavy injury to 
corn in bottom lands in western Tennessee. Also reported damaging sweet 
corn in Sevier County at least 75 percent. In some cases practically 
none of the corn can be used for canning. 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( pyrausta nubilalis Hon.) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (September 2^) : The European corn borer has 
caused rather less damage than usual, particularly in the eastern part 
of the State where the infestation is of longer standing. This is 
based on the number of damaged ears, rather than on stalk infestation. 
Th-2re were instances of heavy infestation in market-garden areas in the 
Connecticut Valley. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (September 21): Second-generation infestation on 
sweet corn at Mt. Carmel farm was about 20 percent less than last year. 
About 30 percent of the ears are infested. Infestation in dahlias was 
at least as heavy as in 1935* Untreated plants are entirely ruined. 
Virginia. H. G. '.'talker and L. D. Anderson (September 26): The European corn 
borer has been found for the first time in several cornfields near the 
Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, but none was found 
more than 5 ^iles inland. 
CHINCH BUG (Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (September 2b): Some farmers in northern Ohio arc report- 
ing chinch bugs present in plentiful numbers on the wagons as they fill 
their silos. No serious damage was done to the corn. 
Indiana. C. Benton (September 18): Mid-August surveys in standing corn 
showed the following average numbers of chinch bugs per stalk, by 
counties: Benton, 27; Tippecanoe, U6; Clinton, 8; and Tipton, 3. In 
Tippecanoe County second-brood bugs were still abundant in corn on 
September 17, being mainly from third instar to adult. They were also 
abundant on young timothy in a wheat-stubble field. Examinations of 
bunch grasses on September 17 showed some accumulation of adults in 
hibernation quarters since September 1, when practically none vierc 
present in bunch grasses. 
Illinois. W. P. Elint (September 2U): Chinch bug development was retarded 
somewhat by the extremely hot weather early in August. Development was 
normal during the latter part of August and first part of September. 
There is a heavy infestation over all the west-central part of Illinois, 
extending south below the latitude of St. Louis, Mo. The infestation 
is lighter in the eastern part of the State. Large numbers of bugs have 
