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March 26 Mr. F. C. Ratclitf, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Tex., 

 reported that this louse infested the wheat fields, and that the crop in 

 some parts of that county was suffering from its depredations. 



March 27 Mr. Oswald Wilson observed this species on wheat near 

 Houston, Tex., and on the 10th of April near McKinney, Tex. 



March 29 Mr. D. M. Hamilton, Austin, Tex., reported that these 

 plant-lice were worse on stubble land of wheat than on corn or cotton 

 land. 



On the 1st of April specimens were received from Mr. J. Booze, 

 Sherman, Tex., who stated that "these flies or gnats" were very 

 numerous in low places and that they had entirely destroj-ed the oats 

 and wheat. 



Under date of April 22 Mr. A. E. Jenks, of the American Thresh- 

 erman, Madison, Wis., forwarded to this otiice specimens of this insect 

 received from Elmont, Gra3\son Count}^, Tex., with the report that 

 wheat, oats, and corn were all ruined b}^ it, and that during the year 

 or two previous it had done great injur}^ to these crops in Texas. On 

 the same date the following note was received from Mr. S. E. Rus- 

 sell, Fate, Tex.: "I send you herewith a few of the little green bugs 

 which are destroying our crops in toto. Wheat and oats are gone; 

 there are not so many on corn to-day." 



Specimens were also received April 2-1 from Ralli Brothers, New 

 York Cit}^, which they had obtained from their Greenville, north 

 Texas, cotton agency, with the accompanying report: 



This insect has sei'iously injured wheat and oats and is now attacking young corn. 

 AVherever they have attacked wheat or oats the tield looks as though it had been 

 swei^t l)y fire. A luimber of farmers have been forced to plow up their wheat and 

 plant corn. 



A letter was received April 25 from Mr. J. W. Bussell through the 

 American Thresherman, complaining of injuries by this insect a.t 

 Mountain Peak, Tex., saying that it was playing havoc with the grain 

 crop there; oats were entirely ruined, and wheat cut 50 per cent. 



April 30 specimens were received from Mr. J. C. Crispin, Saratoga, 

 McDonald County, Mo. , with report that this insect was ver}^ numerous 

 on wheat, and that some fields might have to be plowed up. 



In a communication of May 14, Mr. AV. E. . Campbell, of Ralli 

 Brothers Agency, Greenville, Tex., stated that a fcAv days previous to 

 writing the weather became quite warm, causing the insects to leave 

 that section and go farther north. The}^ appeared to be better suited 

 to cold, damp weather. A number of fields in that vicinity were visited 

 where the insects had been particularh^ troublesome, without finding a 

 specimen at that time, the warmer weather having apparentl}' driven 

 them completely out of the country. 



