Pennsylvania 
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W. R. Walton (.august 26). "During August the following towns in the 
extreme northwestern part of Pennsylvania bordering Lake Erie from 
the New York State line to the Ohio State line have been found in- 
fested; Harbor Creek, Greene, Mill Creek, Summit, McKean, Pairview, 
and Springfield, The township of Girard had been found infested 
two years ago and is still included in the infested area," 
Ohio 
W. R. Walton (August 30). "Infestations of the corn borer were 
discovered during the month of August in the following localities 
in Ohio: North Bass Island, Middle Bass Island, South Bass Island, 
Kellys Island, Catawba Islands and the towns of Danbury, Portage, 
Huron and Avon Lake. These islands extend at least half way 
across the lake toward the international border at the western 
end of Lake Erie just north of Sandusky, Infestations have also 
been discovered in the northeastern corner of Ohio, bordering 
Lake Erie in the townships of Ashtabula and Saybrook and continu- 
ously along the lake as far west as Willoughby." 
CORN EABWQRM (Chloridea obsoleta Fab.) 
New York F. Z. Hartzell (August 13). "Some injury at present in Chautauqu£ 
County." 
Illinois 
Missouri 
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Illinois 
Florida 
Missouri 
C. R. Crosby and assistants report finding this insect in seme f 
fields in Erie County on July 22, a second infes/tation being 
noted in the same county on August 20 in late sweet corn. In 
the middle of July it was doing considerable damage to early sweet 
corn in Nassau County, being only occasionally found on the 
later corn in the middle of August. Early in JuJLy it also did a 
slight amount of damage in Columbia County." 
W. P. Flint (August 18). "Much more abundant in both field and 
sweet corn than during an average year. Seventy-five per cent 
of the sweet corn ears being infested. Moths of the third 
brood are just starting to appear." 
L. Haseman (August 29). "The corn ear worm is increasing in numbers 
and has been reported from various sections of the State." 
0. & Bebcoal's; {2v.li, 29}* "•.-.bout as abundant as xzxllI in this state, 1 
FALL ARMY WORM ( Laphygjaa frugtperde 3. & a. ) 
'./. P. Flint (August 18). "Moths have been taken commonly in bait 
traps for the past three weeks in Central Illinois." 
J. R. Watson (August 16). "Quite numerous throughout the State but 
confining their vork mostly to the grass crops." 
L. Haseman (August 29). "Just recently the fall army worm has be- 
gun to attract attention, and in central Missouri the larvae of 
the present brood are now half grown. They are damaging sweet 
corn and other garden crops, but as yet have not been reported 
on alfalfa or other legumes." 
