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Illinois 
..isconsin 
Kansas 
South Dakota 
Nebraska 
New York 
June 27; to barly at .Albion, July 10; to oats near Indianapolis, 
July 7; to oorn at Frankfort, Logansport, Hartford City, Lowell, 
Atlanta, Attica, North Liberty, Linden, Thorntown, New Richmond, 
DePauw, Greenfield, Rockville, Way net own, and' Stendal between 
July 3 and 25; to potato at Camden and G-asten, July 13; to 
tomatoes at Greensburg and Camden, July 6 and 13, respectively; 
to dahlias and zinnias at Greensburg, July 6; to mint, which was 
appreciably damaged, at Kimmel, July 10; in ragweed at Green- 
field, July 25; to hollyhocks and dahlias at Wayne town, July 
27. 
W« P« Flint (July 21): As has been the case for the past sever- 
al seasons, large numbers of the common stalk borer are being re- 
ceived daily* In most cases these insects are sent in with the 
thought that ihey may be the European corn borer, 
E # L. Chambers (July 25): Many specimens of the stalk borer 
have been received during the past week. It was reported by sever- 
al correspondents as being unusually injurious to hollyhocks and 
one report stated that it was playing havoc with beans. 
J» W« McColloch (July 20): The common stalk borer is again caus- 
ing considerable damage to corn in Kansas. Rainy weather and heavy 
weed growth last year are partly responsible. About the same in 
abundance as compared with an average year. 
H« C» Severin (July 12): Sent in with the fear it might be tie 
European corn borer. Damage being very small in the eastern half 
of the State, 
M# H # Swenk (June 15- July 15): The stalk borer was frequent- 
ly sunt in for identification, or its injuries were complained 
o£ during the last half of June and the first half of July. These 
reports have come in from all parts of the eastern one-third of 
the State, 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( Py roust a nubilalis Hbn. ) 
M« N» Taylor (July 23): At present there is no injury from the 
European corn borer in Eric County. 
Wisconsin 
Nebraska 
SMARTWBED BORER ( Pyrausta ainsliei Heinr. ) 
E» L. Chambers (July 25): Several abandoned fields having laige 
patches of smartweeds were found heavily infested with this 
borer at Dane, 
M, H. Swenk (June 15-July 15): During the past few years we 
have received literally hundreds of caterpillars of various 
species with the inquiry, "Is this the European corn borer?". 
