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Utah. G. P. Knov/lton (July 3): Corn oar worms are damaging cars and tassels 
of early sweet corn in parts of Davis County. At Woods Cross the 
larvae have damaged 2 percent of the tassels of early corn. (July 9) : 
Of the earliest street corn now being harvested south of Farnington, 75 
percent is infested; 25 percent of the worms have left the ears, ap- 
. parently having matured; only 10 percent of the corn not yet ripe in 
the area is infested. 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnena pulicaria Melsh.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 12): In Nassau County the 
corn flea "beetle was found or. July U on Staten Island on Golden Bantam 
corn. Present in abundance in most cornfields. 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (August 2): In Albo,ny County 
severe damage to sv/eot corn is apparent. At least one grower reported 
feeding 25 percent of his corn to hogs and selling another 10 percent 
of moderately infested ears. A few pupae were observed .on July 26. 
Most of the worms were nearly full grown, although a few were only one- 
third grown. 
ZEBRA CATERPILLAR ( Mamostra picta Harr.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 26): The zebra caterpillar was reported abundant 
on garden sweet corn at Tipton on June 28. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (June 30) : Damaging alfalfa and sugar beets at Kanesville 
and peas at Ephraim. 
STRAWBERRY 
STRAWBERRY ROOT WEEVILS ( Brachyrhinus spp.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 28): Strawberry root 
wcovils, B. ovatus L. , B. r wosostriatus Goeze, and B. sulcatus P. , 
have caused soy'- re damage in a 2-year-old strawberry bed near Lycoming, 
Oswego County. Most of the population is composed of the first two 
species listed. Mostly pupae are present in the soil, although some 
adults and larvae can be found. 
STRAWBERRY LEAP ROLLER ( Ancylis comptana Proel.) 
Kanso-s. H. R. Bryson (July 20): The second generation of the strawberry leaf 
roller reported more abundant in northeastern Kansas than it has been 
during the last 3 years; abundant also at Manhattan. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July J>): Strawberry leaf rollers are pupating, although 
from 75 to 90 percent still are larvae in Cache County. (July 17): 
Ninety-seven percent of the first generation arc in the moth stage at 
Orem, Utah County. Parasitization is rather heavy. 
