Averaged 8 per sweep in one field in McPherson County and 0.2 per sweep in one field in Wilson County. Two beetles were collected in 100 sweeps in one field in Wilson County. The field in Marion County mentioned in last weeks report was found to be as seriously infested as the farmer had reported. Light numbers are showing up in corn whorls and small numbers of moths are being caught in light traps. The following counties were surveyed, one field per county.
Counts are percent of plants infested with small larvae.
None found in fields in Harvey, Kingman and Sumner counties. One field of 9 leaf corn in McPherson County was found infested with this weevil. The infestation was heaviest along the field margin. Some plants, with earlier feeding, were severely distorted. None found in fields surveyed in Wilson and McPherson counties.