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Illinois W. P. Flint (September 19)... "Chinch bugs in Illinois have received 
some setback from recent rains." 
E. G. Kelly (September 22). "The chinch bug came forward in late 
summer and did some damage to corn in northeast counties of Kansas. 
We have enough to necessitate a campaign of c©ntrol this winter." 
R. W. Harned (Septenber 10). "The chinch bug is probably more 
numerous in Mississippi at the present time than at any time during 
the past 10 years. Yesterday Dr. Carl J. Drake and Mr. H. W. Allen 
investigated a serious complaint in regard to these insects in 
Lowndes County. They state that they have never seen chinch, bugs 
more numerous. The ground was literally covered with them and in a 
field of sorghum hundreds of nymphs and adults were on almost every 
plant." 
COM EAJ8VV0RM ( Chi or idea obsoleta Fab. ) 
Connecticut W. E. Britton (September 27). "This insect is being reported gener- 
ally on late maturing sweet corn and field corn from many parts of the 
State." 
New York 
Delaware 
Maryland 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Michigan 
Wisconsin 
E. P. Felt (September 21). "Mr. R. E. Horsey reports that the corn 
earworm has been somewhat injurious to corn in the vicinity of 
Rochester." 
C. R. Crosby and assistants report that this .insect is very abundant 
and destructive in Madison County; serious in Orleans, Cayuga, JLiving- 
ston, and Allegany Counties; and fairly destructive in Monroe, 
Wyoming, Orange, and Yates Counties. It 'has also been reported as 
doing some damage in Chautauqua and Chemung Counties. 
C. 0. Houghton (September 7). "This pest is more abundant than 
usual in the vicinity of Newark." 
J. A. Hyslop, Bureau of Entomology (September 24) . "This insect is 
much more numerous than it has been for the past three years in the 
eastern part of Montgomery County, over 90 per cent of the sweet corn 
and much of the field corn being infested." 
J. J. Davis (Septenber 14). "The corn earworm seems to be more 
general this year than usual, judging from the many reports received." 
W. P. Flint (Septenber 19). 
cent of the crop to date." 
"The corn earworm has destroyed 5 per 
R. H. Petti t. "Very abundant throughout the State, 
from 10 to 75 per cent of the crop." 
Damage ranging 
S. B. Fracker (September 23) o "Many complaints are being received 
this year* Serious losses from this insect. are uncommon in this 
State." .■■■•■«■ 
