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Indiana, J. J. Davis (July 26): Tho corn ear worn has "been an outstanding pest 
of tomatoes during the last month. The first report came on June 23 from 
Gibson County, closely followed by. reports from other counties in the 
southern half of the State. In some fields this first brood of worms 
infested SO percent of the fruits. The only reports of infestation in 
corn came to us from JefferconCounty on June 29 and from Spencer County 
on June $0. These infestations <7ere earlier than usual, doubtless 
because the mild winter permitted the insect to overwinter farther north 
than normal, although observations indicate that they did not winter as 
far north as Orleans. Most of. the worms have left tomatoes and are in 
the pupal stage in the soil. Ho appreciable infestations were found in 
t tomatoes north of Indianapolis. 
Illinois. W. P. Plint (July 21): Larvae much more abundant than usual over the 
entire State. Severe injury has occurred to tomatoes and sweet corn in 
southern Illinois. Some damage to tomatoes in greenhouses in northern 
Illinois has been reported. 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (July 2U): Tomato fruit worms are doing considerable 
damage at Lexington, Versailles, and Calhoun. 
California. J. Wilcox (July 15) J In southern California damage in several 
fields of early tomatoes has increased with the advance of the season. 
The first picking, made about June 20, showed about 10-percent damage, 
whereas the third picking, made about July 10, showed about 20-percent 
damage, as did also the first picking of intermediate tomatoes made about 
July 15. 
TOMATO WORM ( Protoparce sexta Johan. ) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bontley (July 2l) : Has been unusually bad on partly grown and 
full-grown tomatoes generally throughout the State. One grower reported 
that he picked l6. bushels and, upon grading them, had 1 bushel free from 
the worm. 
Utah. H. E. Dorst. (July 28): Tomato fruit worm eggs average about one per 
tomato plant in the Hooper district, northern Utah. Damage is moderate. 
G. F. Knowlton (June 30): Hornworms are damaging tomatoes (July lH): 
Hornworm larvae are. damaging tomato foliage at Willard, .Tremonton, and 
Utah Hot Springs. (July 26): Hornworms have damaged tomato foliage at 
.Salem, and Geneva, in Utah County. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (July 30): We have had two outbreaks of the tomato sphinx 
moth (P. sexta. ) larvae on potato plants in July. Both of these outbreaks 
were rather widespread, one being in LYmglas County and one in Pershing 
County. The Douglas County outbreak was controlled by ravens which ap- 
peared in the infested fields in large numbers and got practically all 
of the insects. In Pershing County it was necessary to resort to dusting 
with calcium arsenate for effective control. 
