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the infestation extended only 2 or 3 feet beyond this killed area. 
(Det. by P, W. Mason.) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (March 24) : On March 6, aphids were very scarce in 
one oats patch examined. Only 3 aphids found in a 10-minUte search. 
No dead plants observed. 
Oklahoma. R. G« Dahms (March 24): Causing damage to small grains in Cotton, 
Tillman, Comanche, Caddo, and Grady Counties. Volunteer fields of win- 
ter oats, barley, and wheat showing the most injury. Spring oats' and 
barley are being infested as the plants emerge and in some cases are 
being killed in the seedling stage. ' 
F. A. Fenton (March 25): Apparently an 'increase in spread of infes- 
tation. Reports received from Wynn Wood, Garvin County, and Temple, 
Cotton County. . . 
, C. F. Stiles (March 30): GreenSfaugs are occurring in damaging num- 
bers in Cotton, Garvin, Marshall, Bryan, and Choctaw Counties. Some of 
the fields, especially in Bryan County, were destroyed by March 21. 
There was a heavy winged northward movement of green bugs in Bryan County 
on March 19. Barley and oats being damaged as far north as Stillwater, 
Payne County. 
Mississippi. S. L. Calhoun and E. W. Dunnam (March 28): Heavy infestation 
observed at Stoneville. .The' cool weather has not been favorable for 
parasite development, although a few parasitized aphids are present on 
the most heavily infested plants. Many winged forms of aphids are now 
in the air. 
Texas. ,F. L. Thomas (March): Severe damage by the green bug in Swisher, 
Hardeman, Wilbarger, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Denton, Dallas, Kaufman, 
Limestone, McLennan, Bosque, Coryell, Lampasas, Burnet, Tom Green, 
Taylor,' and Eastland Counties. First time that green bug damage has 
ever appeared, according to some reporters in west-central part'. Oats 
have been plowed up and other crops planted. Late wheat is being most 
severely damaged where it has not yet begun to joint. Infestation 
light west of Hardeman County. Excess' rain in summer and fall' may have 
stimulated volunteer wheat and oats. • Dry, cool January, February, and 
March also favorable for bugs, 
E. W. Laake (March 19): Damage to oats in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, 
Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hill, Kaufimn, Navarro, Rockwall, and 
Tarrant Counties has been estimated at 6,800,000 bushels. I am sure 
that the area infested is far more extensive than indicated. This out- 
break is definitely the most severe that has occurred since 1907, when 
the estimated loss was not less than 50,000,000 bushels of oats and 
wheat in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. 
K. P. Ewing (March 26); Two hundred acres of oats at Riesel, 
McLennan County, are being destroyed. 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Illinois. W. P, Flint (March 24): Wintered in very good condition. Ex- 
aminations show less than 2 percent of dead bugs. No movement out of 
winter quarters. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (March 24): The largest number of chinch bugs went 
into hibernation in the fall of 1941 in the eastern third of Kansas of 
any year of which there is an authentic record. No evidence that the 
winter has caused any great mortality. There is reason to believe bugs 
will be a menace unless environmental conditions inhibit their develop- 
ment this spring. The heaviest infestation coincides to some extent 
