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Louisiana 
Mississippi 
South Carolina 
SUGARCANE BGR-R ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab. ) 
T» E. Holloway and tf. E. Haley (June 23): From our own ob- 
servations and from reports from reliable observers the sugar- 
cane moth borer is extraordinarily scarce this year. Pi Ids 
of corn and sugarcane have been examined and no borers found. 
An infestation of 20 per cent of the stalks in a cornfield is 
the greatest infestation of which we have heard. 
The egg parasite Tricho gramma rai nutum Riley has not been found 
so far under natural conditions, 
J, 77. Ingram (July 21): Borer damage to early varieties of 
rice in southwestern Louisiana has been small this season. 
varieties are now headed and very few dead heads resulting 
from borer damage have been found at Crowley, 
LESSER CORN STALK BORER ( Slasrropalnus lignosellus Zell.) 
R, W, Harned (July 27): A correspondent at Wiggins in Stone 
County reported on July 15 that the lesser corn stalk borer 
had completely destroyed a 10-acre field of young corn, A cor. B- 
pondent at Kattiesburg, Forrest County, reported on July 23 
that injury by this insect was noticeable in many cornfields, 
in that vicinity. Rather serious injury to beans by it was 
reported from Kreole, Jackson County i July 13, 
LARGER CORN STALK BORER ( Diatraea seacolella Dyar) 
M, H. Brunson (July 10): The larger corn stalk borer has 
been reported damaging corn. The larvae of a corn billbug be- 
longing to the genus Sphenophorus was found in moc t cases 
associated with it. 
Wisconsin 
LINED CORN BORER ( Hadena fractilinea Grote) 
E. L, Chambers (July 25): Several reports have bee i received 
from the southeastern part of the State to t:. Ct that *. 
lined stalk borer was appearing in patches of corn and dcin~ 
z rious injury for a while but have now pupated. A Large sua 
of specimens were sent in by the county agent of Monroe Cou. I 
for identification. 
South Dakota 
Kansas 
H. G. Soverin (e T ul7 12): Thlfl injoct WAI sent in cany t. 
from the eastern balf of th I ite« 
CORN ROOT APHID ( Anuraphir .- -.\ ii- radicis For: 
J, W. McColloch (July 12): Corn injured by this Bf 
received from LaCygno. 
