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up to June 28 from localities ranging north to Pierce County ai 
west to Scotts Bluff County, 
H» C, Severin (July 12): The wheat-stem maggot "as more abun- 
dant than usual this year in our wheat* 
J. '.7. McColloch (June 23): Wheat received from Gr_.:.sburg was 
heavily infested xtth this species. The farmer reports 15 to 
33 per cent of his crop infested. 
WHEAT-HEAH ABMYTCOBM ( Neleucania albilinca Hbn. ) 
W. P. Flint (July 21): This insect has been reported in s.v_ral 
of the northwest-central counties of Illinois. In every case it 
was sent in or reported from ti-r.othy. This insect is rarely re- 
ported from any other section of Illinois, 
V7HEAT JOINT WORM ( Harmolita tritici Fitch) 
T, H, Parks (July 23): Wheat joint vona has increased greatly 
in the southern half of the State over that found last summer. 
No damage was done this year, but the insect is increasing rapid- 
ly. More numerous than in an average year. 
'.'.'HE AT SHEATH V/ORM ( Harmolita vcginicola Doar.e ) 
T* H. Parks (July 2c): This insect has increased in abundar.c. 
in the central counties. Many fields have from 3 to 6 p-r c_r.t 
of the straps infested, while on. field in Crawford County has 
11 per cent infested. These infested straws are quite notice: 
before the wheat is harvested. I attribute this largely to * 
late development of the plants this spri: . 
CORN 
New York 
Indiana 
STALK BORER ( Papaipema neuria nit.'ip Sn, ) 
'..'. H. Freeman and E. Kostal (July 14): The stalk borer is , - 
pecially common and destructive in I vicinity of Tottenvill , 
Staten Island. The following plants hav n found i 
Marigold, tomato, corn, and dahlia. A small stand of sweet 
corn about to enter the tasi .1 bowed about e0 per c.nt 
infct'tatlon* 
G» H. Lury (July 23): Tomatoes hav 
borers in Chautauqua County. 
J. J, Davi3 (July 27): Th< tal per has boon common t: rough- 
out the State, but not SO destructive, apparently, as in 1926 
or 1927. It was repoatid tent in as pv.eribly I . corn 
borer. Injury was reported to I from Arabia and La 1 , 
