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W. A. Thomas (September 11): The larvae are now extremely- 
abundant on late tomatoes and beans at Chadbourn. Some plants 
were observed today where every tomato fruit had been injured, 
many of the young fruit buds destroyed, and some stems eaten 
off. The foliage was also injured by the larvae feeding on 
leaf and petiole. 
P. K. Harrison (September 4): 
infested. 
Late corn is quite heavily 
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J. R. Jatson (September 24): The corn ear worm is feeding 
extensively on the seeds of beggarweed, and mining the ground 
cherry, Physalis spp. 
S. 7/. Mendenhall (September 23): The corn ear worm is 
very bad on sweet corn, in most parts of the State. The 
ravages of this pest are quite marked, destroying a large 
percentage of the kernels of corn and making the ears 
unmarketable. 
V7. P. Flint (September 15): This insect increased very 
rapidly during the last few days of August and the early 
part of September. Counts made in sweet corn fields on the 
east side of the State showed from 44 to 57 per cent of the 
ears infested. Eggs are vory common on Indian mallow. 
J. H. Bigger (September 15): The corn ear worm is 
moderately abundant. Thirty-one per cent infestation in 
we3t-central Illinois but moderate damage done. 
R. H. Pettit (September): The com ear worm is scarce in 
general. 
A. G-. Huggles and assistants (September): The corn ear 
worm is generally scarce throughout the State. 
77. A. Price (September 24) : The corn ear worm was present 
in 80 out of 100 ears of corn at Springfield. 
H. E. Jaques (September 25): The corn ear worm is moderately 
abundant in the western half of the State. Winneshiek, Benton, 
Mahaska, and Jefferson Counties ilso report moderate abundance. 
It is very abundant in Henry County, Missouri, in field corn. 
L. Haseman (September 24): The corn ear worm is very 
abundant, in southern Missouri attacking soybean pods. 
D. Isely (September 24): Corn ear worms are very abundant. 
The crops attacked are corn, soybeans, and cotton. 
R. 77. Harned (September 22): Only two complaints have been 
received during the past month. 
