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previously experienced attacks "by this insect, these including in- 
stances of serious injury as far vest as eastern Cherry County and 
western Hayes County. 
C. E. MIcfeel (June l6) : The seed corn maggot is causing consider- 
able injury to planted corn in the southern and <-:estern parts of 
the State. A number of fields have had to he replanted and there 
are also scattering reports of injury "by this insect to planted 
seed pieces of potatoes. 
Louisiana 
IJississippi 
Few York 
Ohio 
Minnesota 
Indiana 
STIFF 3UC-S (Coreidae and t'entatomidae) 
Chas. I. Smith & "or man Allen (June 11): Of the stink "bugs which 
attacked corn, Euschistus servus was "the most numerous species, 
from 6 to 12 on a single tassel being common. Next came Le-pto - 
-gl o s su s phyllo-pus L . > Fezara virudula I . ( Euschistus ictericus 1 . , 
and Euschistus trustFemus Say var. nyrrhocerv.s H. -S. , respectively. 
Up to this time their attack has been confined almost entirely to 
the tassels of the corn, some of which have been killed prema- 
turely, apparently. However, a few were observed feeding on the 
stalks below, especially on or near the shank of the ear. 
CGE!" LI.aF APHID ( Aphi s maidi s Fitch) 
R. *7. Earned (June 22): arphi s maidi s on corn received from Yazoo 
City on Fay 27, and determined by A. L. Hamner. 
LIKED COHF 3CRFR (Hadena fractilinea C-rote) 
E. P. Felt (June 2k): Injury by the lined corn borer was reported 
June 20 and 21 from localities in Oneida and Rensselaer Counties. 
T. H. Parks (June 22): This lined stalk borer wes sent in from 
Jefferson County mth the statement that it was causing consider- 
able damage to young corn by boring in the heart of the stalk 
and causing it to die. Infested fields were in sod last year. 
Have not had serious damage from this borer in corn since 1919. 
though specimens were received in 1918 and 1921. 
C. E. nickel (June 2k): The lined stalk borer has been causing 
injury to corn in the southeastern counties. The injury seems 
to be centered in Fairmont County, although reports have been 
received from a number of counties to the north and west. The 
loss is estimated to be about 10 to 15 per cent of the planting. 
The larvae at the present date are almost full-grown, and it is 
not expected the injury will continue much longer. 
SPOTTED CUCUIJBER BE3TLE ( Diabrotica duodecimrunctata Fab. ) 
•J. J. Davis (June 2k) : The twelve- spot ted corn root worm beetle 
was reported feeding; abundantly on young corn plants at Fitch el 
June 18. 
