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Cormecticut. N. Turner (July 2l): Infesting sweet corn, the corn "borer has 
been unusually destructive locally and is much earlier than in 1936. 
First-generation moths are present. 
M. P. Zappe (July 22): Very abundant in southern New Haven County. 
Many larvae have reached pupal stage. Attacking corn. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): According to reports from Auburn, emergence 
of corn borer moths was the latest of any season on record in Indiana. 
The first male adults were taken on June 23. nearly 2 weeks later than 
in 1936. The first female was taken June 25 and the first eggs June 28. 
Cool nights delayed oviposition; otherwise weather conditions have been 
ideal for borer increase, 
A CORNSTALK BORER ( Diatraea sp. ) 
Texas. 0. D. Deputy (July l): Green corn offered for sale in the markets at 
Brownsville seems to run about 25 percent damaged. The stem end of the 
ear is most frequently attacked. 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (July 22): Excessive rains through June and July have 
completely eliminated the chinch bug as a problem for this season. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): The cool, wet weather has apparently checked 
the development of chinch bugs. In Porter County, in the extreme north 
end of the State, reports of conspicuous abundance were received on July 
10. From Morgan County, in central Indiana, where chinch bugs have not 
been conspicuous for many years, came the report on July 15 that sorgo 
was being badly attacked in spots. The bugs submitted were from second 
instar to nearly mature. It is believed that these are the immediate 
progeny of overwintering bugs. Reports from Greene County (between 
Vincennes and Terre Haute) on July 20 indicate some trouble from the 
first brood, these being sufficiently numerous to indicate probable 
trouble from the next brood of bugs. 'The outbreaks are scattered and 
slow in showing up, making control applications difficult. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 22): Chinch bugs did slight damage to corn in 
Nemaha County during the second week in July, but were not injurious 
elsewhere in the State. No migrations were reported from elsewhere than 
Nemaha County. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (July 20): Damage has been reported from Vinita, Craig 
County; Bixby, Tulsa County; and Haskell, Muskogee County, in north- 
eastern Oklahoma. 
C. F. Stiles (July 22): Chinch bugs are present in larger numbers 
in Choctaw County, southeastern Oklahoma, than they have ever been, ac- 
cording to reports from old settlers. Corn in some fields has been 
seriously damaged. 
