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A CERCOPID ( Lepyronia quadrangular i s Say) 
New York. R. W. Leiby (July 13): This angulate frog hopper migrated to a 
field of corn from a freshly cut meadow and completely destroyed a 
portion of the field. In another field, where corn was just up, a 
third of a 15-acre field was destroyed. The injury took place during 
a period of very hot weather in Fonda. 
SOUTHERN CORN ROOT WORM ( Diabrotica duodecimpunctata P. ) 
Ohio, T. H. Parks (July 22):. A serious outbreak of the larvae was reported 
in sweet corn during July. Reports came from Hamilton and Hocking 
Counties, southern Ohio. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): The southern corn root worm has "been re- 
ceived as damaging corn from the northern half of the State, the first 
reports coming from Frankfort and Remington, on July 8 and 12, re- 
spectively. At Crown Point, corn following this spring's planting 
of sugar beets was damaged on July lU. At Conner sville 90 percent 
of commercial sweet corn acreage in one field was destroyed on July 
19. Considerable damage also reported from Winamac, Pulaski County, on 
July 21. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (July 2H): Serious throughout central Missouri. Beetles 
emerging in great numbers. 
CORN ROOT WORM ( Diabrotica longicornis Say) . • 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (July l6): Reported causing injury to corn at Garnett. 
CORN SILK BEETLES ( Luperodes sppO 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (July 23) J The corn silk beetle was found attacking 
roses at Kilmichael on June 25, and cotton at Laurel, Ripley, and 
Decatur during the first week in July. It was also reported on cotton 
and corn at Lake on July 7 a-T-d on cotton at Aberdeen on July 20. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger and M. B. Christian (July): Pound injuring corn 
in Franklin garish. About 80 percent of the silks completely destroyed; 
very few grains of corn on ears. Also found injuring cotton. 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnema y. ptilicaria Melsh.) 
Indiana. E. V. Walter (July 20): The corn flea beetle is much more numerous 
at this time of the year than it has been for the last 2 years at 
Lafayette. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hyper a postica G-yll.) 
Utah. J. C. Hamlin (June): Injury by the alfalfa weevil was light this season, 
