Louisiana 
Louisiana 
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T. H. Jones (August 9). "An outbreak noted on the grounds of 
the Experiment Station attacking grass and low-gr owing crops in 
grassy fields at Baton Rouge." 
SUGAR-CANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab. ) 
T. H. Jones (August 16). "Mr. W. R. Dodson estimates that in 
about 200 acres of late corn planted during tho last week in 
April and the first week in May the loss will be about 5,000 
bushels of corn because of tho severe infestation of this 
insect. The stalks and ears are very badly attacked and in 
the case of the ears secondary causes, such as other insects, 
fungi, and bacteria, will make them largely unfit for feeding 
purposes." 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Indiana 
J. J. Davis (August 16). "Immature chinch bugs have been present 
in abundance in corn, although heavy rains for the past week may 
have reduced their numbers somewhat." 
Illinois W- P. Flint (.august 18). "Heavy general rains have greatly re- 
duced the number of bugs in most of the counties infested early 
in the year. In only a few counties vail corn be seriously damaged,, 
Th© paraBite Sumicrosoma benif icia has destroyed from 30 to 40 
per cent of these insects." 
Michigan R. G. Carr (august 10) "A slightly larger infestation than usual 
occurred this year at Adrian, where about 10 per cent of the crop 
was damaged. The use of furrows and barriers was quite success- 
ful, many bushels of the insects being thus killed." 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (August 15). "Shortly after the middle of July an 
outbreak of the chinch bug developed in Knox County in northeast- 
ern Nebraska, after injury in the infested area along tho south- 
ern border of the State had ceased. The bugs were first noted 
in the barley fields and when these were harvested they migrated 
to the corn and did a considerable amount of damage in some fields." 
Florida Jeff Chaff in (august 21). "Reports from all over the State indicate 
that this insect is doing considerable damage to lawns, especially 
St. Augustine grass, which they seem to prefer." 
Missouri L, Haseman (august 29). "Some complaints continue to come in 
regarding the damage from summer broods of chinch bugs, but the 
abundant rainfall of the past few weeks seems to help materially." 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllu-phaga spp. ) 
Illinois 
W. P. Flint (August 16). "Severe damage to corn reported from 
10 <5r 15 counties in the northern half of the State, mainly corn 
on sod or small grain stubble. Blue grass pastures also severely 
damaged. " 
