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LESSER CORN STALK BORER ( Elasmopalpas ligr.osellus Zcll.) 
Alabama. J. II. Robinsnn (July 20): The lesser corn stalk "borer is reported at 
Tallassoe; corn is falling over. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (July 21): The lesser corn stalk borer has continued to 
attract attention during July, complaints of injury to corn having been re- 
ceived iron Clark, Jasper, Walthall, Pike, Jones, and Noxubee Counties. Injury 
to Irish potatoes was reported from Clark County. 
APJ'IYWORM ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw. ) 
Pennsylvania, H. E. Hodgkiss (July 26): The armyworm outbreak is rather severe. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (July 24): T""o serious outbreaks have been encountered 
within the last few days, one at Camp Douglas and the other near Applcton. 
Organized control was necessary in each case. 
Forth Dakota., J. A. Monro and assistants (June 14): The armyworm is moderately 
abundant at Eastgate, Stark County. It is in the moth sta~c; very abundant 
in places. 
WEBWOBHS (Crambidae) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 25): Wcbworms completely destroj'-ed a large field of 
corn at Rochester, June 27. 
Illinois. Extension Messenger, Coll. of *Agr. , Univ. of 111. (July 26): Striped 
sod webwoms, which destroyed patches or even entire lawns in Illinois during 
the smrrnor of 1931, are again threatening to ruin lawns, golf courses, and 
pastures. 
A CORN SILK BEETLE ( Lup erodes sp. ) 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (July 27): A corn silk beetle has seriously injured 
peaches and prevented the setting of grain on corn in Grant Parish especially. 
Darage occurred from about Juvie 20 to July 20. Lote com has been seriously 
injured in this section quite regularly for the past five years or more. 
CORN ROOT APHID (Anur aphis maidi-radicis Porbcs) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake. (July 27); The corn root aphid is doing considerable damage 
in Iowa and is especially abundant in the southern and eastern parts of the 
State.- Near Osceola it practically destroyed a 10-acre field of corn. 
CORN LlSaS 1 APHID ( Aphis ma id is Pitch) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (July 27): The corn leaf aphid is also extremely abundant, 
and a large number of inquiries o.re bein-: received from different parts of 
the State. It is numerous enough in some fields to be doing sone.comercial 
damage. 
