Show corn com borer serious threat to midwest loss last tear year in six states totals millions lat last year in itz states of the corn wt it the european corn borer caused a ion lost of lome some million dollar dollars in 23 other states damage ranged from slight to quite severe ever the corn borer appeared in thle country in 1917 1017 along tha the atlantic seaboard it haa has spread steadily until today it has reached states af us P 1 ai I 1 11 tha the h elgh I 1 r b clearance cart cad above Is I 1 dusting corn torn for corn torn borer the corn la about three ahre feet high correct stage state for dusting according to experts ex perta tar far west as kansas and nebraska and the dakota dakotas and south to the tennessee alabama line not only Is the pest covering more ground each year it Is in many places working more destree de destructively in iowa for example the borer cost each corn larmer farmer last year an average of dollars there is nothing to indicate that the destruction has reached a peak in fact unless adequate controls are adopted the corn belt may find the worse to come chen chemical acal control must from now on be considered part of the regular production of the crop |