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acro field of corn in Madison County by the western corn root 
worm was received during the middL e of August* 
ALFALFA 
BEET WEFwORM iloxosteg e sticticalis L.) 
M» H* Swenk (September l6): The outbreak of the sugar-beet webworra 
that was reported a month ago as having developed in the stubble 
fields of Boyd County during the second vreek in August became much 
more intense during the period from August 15 to 22$ and spread to 
induce Eoit, Knox, and Cedar Counties. In most cases the worms 
started on Russian thistles, migrating to the cornfields as the 
supply of this rreed was exhausted, often in armies of thousands of 
worms, where they did very serious damage to the cornstalks, tfhey 
also injured alfalfa, and freely attacked cabbage and other vegetables, 
C-AREEH WEBT70RM (Lp xostege sim ilaUs Guen. ) 
\7. P. Flint (September 20): The garden webwerm has been very 
destructive to summer-seeded alfalfa throughout southern and central 
Illinois. A number of cases have bean reported where practically 
complete destruction of newly sowa fields occurred, The insect 
has been controlled by spraying, or dusting with arsenate of lead, 
where the applications were properly made, 
J„ W. McColloch (September 20): Injury to alfalfa by the webworm 
was reported on September lU, at Mound City. 
. PEA APHID ( Illinoia pi si Salt.) 
George F. Khowlton (September 22)? The pea aphid has been present 
all over the State where peas and alfalfa are grown, but doing 
slight damage, compj. red with other years. 
FALL ARMYWCRM (Lauhygna frugiwerda S- & A.) 
J. Oc Peppr (Auguet 26): .The fall armyworm has destroyed a small 
area in a Bermuda grass pasture near Aobeville, 
V a F. Turner (September lk)z Attacking oorn, cotton, and cowprjas. 
Serious damage on late corn. Too late to do much damage to cotton. 
Mississippi B» W„ Harned (September if): A correspondent at Corinth wrote on 
Suptiembe£*7 "that the grasspcr>n was eating 'everything in his pasture, 
including Bermuda grass 9 lespedeza, clover, and all stragf grasses. 
Specimens accompanying this letter were identified by J« IU Langston 
as this spscies* 
SOYBEA NS 
GREEN CLOVER XXBU (Plath yPena scabra Fab.) 
North R„ XI m Leiby (September 2U): Soybean leaves are being generally riddled 
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