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Minnesota 
Nebraska 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (October): Reported as very- 
abundant in Mower, Renville, Nobles, and Hennepin Counties. 
COLORADO CORN ROOT rt'ORM ( Diabrotica vir^ifera ' Lee. ) 
M. H. 3-enk (October 1): During the first half of September 
additional reports were received of injury to corn in south- 
western Nebraska. 
SOY BEANS 
VELVET BEAN CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsi a gemrnatilis Hbn.) 
Mississippi R. '.". Earned and assistants (October): Very abundant on 
soy beans in Yazoo County, many fields being entirely stripped. 
Also found' in one alfalfa field.. Moderately abundant at Lamar 
and Holly Springs stripping the foliage of soy beans. 
Missouri 
SORGHUM 
SORGHUM '.,'EB.;0RM (Ce lama sorghiella Riley) 
L. Haseman (October 26): Eor the past' two months the sor- 
ghum worms have been complained of by growers of grain sor- 
ghums in the southern counties of the State. In some sections 
the infestation has been very serious. 
Connecticut 
GRASS ' ' 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucooterus Say) ' 
'. E. Britton (October 1): Adults and nymphs have killed 
the grass in a small patch of lawn in Hartford. Similar oc- 
casional injury has been observed in former seasons. 
ALEALEA 
FALL ABMXnOBU ( Laphygma frugiperda S. & A.) 
Virginia P. J. Chapman. (October 2): This worm was very injurious to 
the young spinach crop in the area of Norfolk. Many acr^s 
were so badly damaged that they were plowed up and resoun. 
Mississippi G. I. 7,'orthington (October 19): Stripped 200 acr^s of new 
alfalfa. This will probably prove to be a total loss as the 
alfalfa was not securely rooted and was not able to withstand 
the defoliation. 
UBRARY 
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