adjoining or near vetch fields tsihich were so heavily infested 
with first-generation larvae earlier in the season, Every ear 
of corn in one field adjoining one of these vetch fields was 
found to "be damaged by the corn ear ^orra on this date £ Its 
abundance as compared with an average year appears to be greater. 
Indiana J m J« Davis (September 30): Corn ear worm has been reported 
common in late s^eet corn through central and southern Indiana. 
Iowa C, N. Ainslie (September lU) : This species has already been 
reported from this region (Sioux City) 'as abundant and destructive. 
Usually late-planted sweet corn escapes attack almost entirely, 
but this year larvae of all ages are to be found in green corn, 
sometimes four in a single ear, rendering many, of the eats unfit 
for use. Newly hatched larvae are found among the fresh corn 
silk and the moths are on the wing in some numbers at lights. Field 
corn has suffered severely, few ears being ffee from injury. 
Nebraska M* H. Swenk (September l6): During the last week in August and 
the first week in September, especially between August 28 and 
September 2, numerous reports were' received of very serious injury 
to corn ears by the third brood of larvae of the common corn 
ear worm. The damage was very much greater than normal, and it 
is believed that it was partially induced by the dry weather of the 
summer. These complaints came from all parts of the State, from 
Cedar and Stanton Counties in the northeast to Dawson, Perkins, 
and Furnas Counties to the \?est and south. 
Kansas J* TUT. McColloch (September 26): The corn ear worm has also been 
an outstanding pest this year, due to the poor corn crop and the 
concentration of the insect in those fields which promised a fair 
yield. 
SOUTHERN CORN STALK BCEER ( Diatraea yeacolella Dyar) 
Kansas J, W. McColloch (September 10): Larvae were received with the 
information that they had caused some damage to corn in a field 
at Hartford* 
STALK BORER ( Panaioeraa nitel a Guen.) 
Nebraska M G H„ S-enk (September l6)j Several reports were received during 
the last half of August of the presence of mature caterpillars 
af the common .stalk borer ( Pa-pay perofr ni t el a Guen.) in the heart of 
corn stalks, while during the first week in September both mature 
caterpillars and pupae of this insect, found by farmers in that 
position, were sent in. These reports came frcm the ^am con^Mes 
in which damage by the more active youngsr caterpillars had been 
reported during June, July, and the first half of August. 
CORN ROOT Y70RM (P iabr-otica lon^iccrnis Say) 
Nebraska M. H. Swonk (September 1 6) : A report of very he^.vy damage to a 65- 
