REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 cue 
The fields of white wheat, even those sown quite late in the 
season suffered severely while those of red wheat, whether 
sown early or late, escaped with comparatively little injury. 
White wheat .as a rule suffered anywhere from 30% to 804 or 
more loss while rarely more than 20% of the red wheat was 
injured. This report covers fields representing over 200 acres. 
He also states that severe injuries were reported to him from 
Orleans and Seneca counties. 
Mrs A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle, Onondaga co. states that the 
Hessian fly has been quite abundant in that section. She writes: 
“My father, who has had an opportunity to watch a number 
of fields in a general way is of the opinion that late sowing is 
not a preventive measure and as late sown wheat does not 
do as well as that sown earlier, he has for years followed the 
practice of sowing his about September 10. He has now 25 
acres sown September 25 in which the fly worked last fall, 
causing it to stool considerably but not many of the plants 
were killed while in fields of late sown grain many of the in- 
fested plants died. Specially was this true in fields where 
commercial fertilizers were not used in the drills. My father 
saw one field where the farmer was careless and let his ferti- 
lizer box become empty half way across the field. No phosphate 
was applied on the last trip across the field or on the head- 
lands and in these places the fly worked very badly indeed. In 
some unfertilized rows there were places of a foot or more 
where the wheat was entirely killed. Mediterranean wheat 
appears to be relatively free from the pest.” 
Virgil Bogue of Albion, Orleans co. reports that wheat is in 
bad shape from the Hessian fly. 
Miss Harriet M. Smith of North Hector, Schuyler co. reports 
comparatively little injury in her immediate vicinity, though 
some damage is said to have occurred at Trumansburg, Tom- 
kins co. 
J. F. Hunt, Kendaia, Seneca co. states that some pieces of 
wheat have been one third destroyed by Hessian fly while in 
others there is very little injury. He fails to find much evi- 
