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Illinois 
Kansas 
Kansas 
observed April 30. Several fields under observation 
have already been plowed up for replanting. 
AN ARCTIID MOTH ( Apantesis rectilinea French) 
S. Marcovitch (May 6): Larvae of this arctiid moth have 
been sent in from numerous localities in eastern Tenessee, 
where they have been severely damaging corn. 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chaotocnema pulicaria Melsh. ) 
W. P. Flint (May 19): Corn flea beetles are appearing 
in injurious numbers in the fields in the central part of 
the State and in some cases have destroyed the early corn 
to such an extent that it is necessary to replant. 
J. H. Bigger (May 18): The corn flea beetle is very 
abundant. It is reported that 75 acres of corn were 
damage:! in two areas in Morgan County and POO or 300 
acres severe^ attacked in- Greene County. Reports of 
large acreage damaged in Illinois River bottom in Scott 
County were received May 18. The corn is just coming up. 
These reports were received from widely separated areas. 
FLEA BEETLES (Halticinae) 
H. R. Bryson (May 23): Plea beetles were reported on 
May 15 as attacking 70 acres of corn at Olathe. The 
infestation in this field showed from 5 to 30 beetles per 
stalk. 
SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BEETLE ( Myochrous denticollis Lee . ) 
E. R. Bryson (May 23): The southern corn loaf beetle 
was reported by E. G. Kelly a,s causing damage in occasional 
fields in southeastern and central Kansas. The county agent 
at Wellington reported on May 19 that this insect was causing 
damage to corn in that section of the state. 
Missouri 
Missouri 
CORN BILL3UGS ( Sphenophorus spp. ) 
L. Haseman (May 23): Corn billbugs were reported as very 
serious on" new bottom-ground corn in Howard County May 20. 
SEED CORN BEETLE ( A~or_odcm.s pal li pes Fab . ) 
L. Haseman (May 25>fc The seed com ground beetle is 
coming to lights in great numbers, but no reports of their 
work on corn have 'been received. 
