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ARlOfWORM ( Ci rphi s uni-puncta Haw. ) 
Missouri L. Haseman (June U) : Local epidemics of the army norm have "been 
reported from Jackson and Scott Counties. 
Febraska H. H. Swenk (Hay 25-June 25) : The armyworm was reported on 
June 22 as having badly injured 30 acres of a field of winter 
wheat in Fillmore County. Owing to the abnormally cool charac- 
ter of the spring other reports of injury "by the armyworm are 
expected during the next few weeks. 
WHEAT-HEAD ARMYWORM ( Feieucania albilinea Hubn. ) 
Kansas J. ". HcColloch (June 21): The wheat-head armyworm has caused 
considerable damage in many fields over the State. At Manhattan 
the worms have been heavily parasitised by Arrant el es militaris. 
A. few tachinids are now showing up. Counties in which infesta- 
tion is found: Brown, Riley, Saline, Edwards-, and Sedgwick. 
WHEAT JCIHT WORM ( Harm edit a tritici Fitch) 
Illinois "7. ?. Flint (June 20): S. C, Chandler reports the wheat joint 
worm less abundant in southern Illinois than it has been for 
several years. 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 2): Wireworvns caused severe injury to wheat 
at Columbus April 23. 
SMUT SHHTLS ( Fhalacrus uolitu s Melsh. ) 
Kansas J. '.'.'. IlcColloch (June 15): Specimens of this beetle were re-: 
ceived from Peabody with the information that they were very 
abundant in the beards of wheat affected with smut. 
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CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis ob sol eta Fab. ) 
South J. 0. Pepper (May 2S) : The corn ear worm has "oeen doing serious 
Carolina lamage to early planted corn in Georgetown County. 
Mississippi R. W. Earned (June 22) : Specimens of the corn ear worm or tomato 
fruit worm have been collected recently on corn at Indianola, 
Holly Springs, Prentiss, and Russell. Very serious damage by 
this insect to tomatoes was reported on two farms at Ocean 
Springs during the early part of June. A complaint in regard to 
injury by this species to tomatoe .was received from Orange 
Grove on Hay 27. 
