and Manitoulin Island in northern Lake Huron and at several 
points in Quebec. Nova Scotia has teen scouted "but no "borers 
found there . 
CCH27 EAR tOm ( Ho i io this ot;oicta Fab. ) 
C. H. 3rannon (October I): This insect v/as reported by the count;; 
agent of Craven County as severely injuring soy beans. 
2. L. Chambers (September 1 5 -October I): Less than 20 per cent 
of the sreot cor:\-.. southern counties is infested v.ith the 
corn oar vrorm. 
M. H. Srenk (September 25-Cctober 2$) : Complaints of injury by the 
third brood of the corn ear " r orm continued to be received in about 
the normal numb era during the latter part of September and the 
first '7C2i in October. 
COHIT ROOT- .:;0RI:I . ( Diabrotica longicomis Say) 
• 2. ?. Felt (October 2o) : Corn root v/orm adult r; Tore numerous 
September 15 in a corn. field at Oiiylerville, Livingston Qounty, 
being attracted to ears -jhich had been injured by raccoons. 
COT7ECA5 et al. 
FOUR- SPOTTTa*) BS&N WEEVIL (: i ylabri s "l uadrima culatus Fab.) 
R. "7. Hamed (October o): Serious injury to field ueas by this 
species nas reported from Caledonia October 6. 
C07TPEA CURCULIO ( Chalcodermur aencus 3oh. ) 
R. *.','. Hamed (October 6): Carious injury "to field peas was also 
noticed at Caledonia October 6. 
CRASS 
A WEBWCRii ( Cr ambus sp. ) 
Monthly H,v;s Letter, Los «ngelos County Horticultural Commission. 
Vol. 9, Ho. 10 (October 15): The smell dark brovm insect larvae 
found feeding on grass roots and recently reported from many 
parts of Los Angeles County as causing considerable injury to 
lawns represent a species of sod rjebworms or crambid, according 
to determinations received by H. "... .ovnitage, Lntomolo^ist , Los 
Angles County Horticultural Commission it «o office, from eastern 
authorities on this group. Those insects are recorded as being 
of more or less common occurrence throughout the United States, 
but only occasionally causing serious injury to tiviir hosts. They 
