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1876. 



EiLEY, C. V. — Insect Eavages. (St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Mar. 

 4, 1876.) 



Loss by chinch bugs in Northwestern States in 1871, 130,000,000; 

 and in 1874, $60,000,000. 



Eepoet Department of Agricultuke, July, 1876. [Insect In- 

 juries.] (Prairie Farmer, Aug. 19, 1876.) 



Troublesome only in a few counties of the Northwest, including 

 four counties in Wisconsin, three in Iowa, one in Missouri, one 

 in Kansas, and Ogle and Winnebago in Illinois. 



L., J. E.— Chinch Bugs, etc. (Prairie Farmer, Nov. 4, 1876.) 



Thinks that by legislative action a fence could be secured around 

 and through which fire might pass without injuring it, thus per- 

 mitting the thorough destruction of leaves, weeds, and rubbish, 

 which afford shelter to the chinch bug in the winter. Then, if 

 concert of action could be secured, State Entomologist's sugges- 

 tions might be carried out. 



Glover, Townend. — [The Chinch Bug or "Mormon Louse."] (Ee- 

 port of the Entomologist in Eept. [U. S.] Com miss. Agric. 

 1875, pp. 122, 123.) 



Eeports insect as injurious to almost every description of garden 

 vegetables, grain, maize, herbs and other grasses, wheat, oats, 

 potatoes, and even to buds of the pear and other trees. Describes 

 the different stages, and on Dr. Shimer's authority mentions 

 twenty days as the time occupied by the female in laying her eggs 

 (about 500, deposited in ground, on .or among roots of plants), 

 which hatch in fifteen days. Two broods in Northern States; 

 sometimes three in Southern. Hibernates under rubbish. One 

 specimen taken in midwinter in Washington was one and a half inches 

 under ground, stiff and lifeless when found, but soon as lively as 

 ever. Insect multiplies much the fastest during dry seasons. 

 Destroyed by several parasites. The false chinch bug and lace- 

 wing fiies said to destroy it, and quails to feed upon it. 



Glovek, Townend. — Eemedies Eeported to be Serviceable in De- 

 stroying Insects of the Suborder Heteroptera, or Plant-Bugs. 

 (Eeport of the Entomok)gist, in Eept. [U. S.] Commis. 

 Agric. 1875, pp. 189, 140.) 



Short general discussion of chinch-bu^^ remedies with favorable 

 mention of salt, sowin'g Hungarian grass with grains, ditching, and 

 coal-tar barriers. 



ElLEY, C. v.— Less(ms of tlio Yonr. (Ei\dit]i Eopt. Stnte Ent., Mo., 

 1875, pp. 142, 143. 



Says the destitution in western couulies of Missouri the pre- 

 vious spring was certaiidy owing as mucli to the ravages of the 

 chinch bug as to those ot ihv locust. Mentions diversified agri 



