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CRANE ELIES (Tipulidae) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (March 24): Large part of a lawn in the vicinity of 
Paris ruined "by an undetermined species of leather jacket. Grass on 
either side of the ornamental hedge and in spots at other places in the 
yard completely destroyed by March l 6 . Some injured spots from 10 to 
15 feet in diameter. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterherger (March 2j): Very abundant in flight at Baton 
Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, on March 5« 
Missouri. A. C. Burrill (March 11 ) : Groups of dancing midges observed several 
times throughout the winter, on sunny days or after showers at Jefferson 
City. One such group was determined not as midges but as small tipulids. 
Altogether too small to represent the large leather jackets. 
CEREAL AND E 0 R A G E _ C R 0 P -'INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucoptorus Say) 
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Indiana. C. Benton (March IS): Limited survey made from March J to 10 through- 
out south-central, southwestern, and western Indiana, indicates sufficient 
numbers present in parts of western Indiana to produce a spotted moderate- 
to-heavy infestation this spring, if weather conditions are favorable, 
Illinois. W. P. Elint (March 27 ): Examinations made late in March indicate a 
very high winter survival. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (March 22); Showing activity and apparently sufficiently 
abundant in southeastern Iowa to become a problem again this summer, 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 10): Winter favorable for chinch bugs. Heavy * 
winter counts spotted throughout the State, except in the northwestern, 
west-central, and southwestern parts, and some trouble expected next 
summer if spring and summer are dry. (March 22): Recent surveys in 
central Missouri indicate almost 100-percent winter survival. 
GREEN BUG ( Tpxoptera gr ami nun Rond; ) 
Oklahoma. E. A. Eenton (March 24): Reported on wheat at Homestead, Blaine 
County,, and on barley at Cleveland, Pawnee County. 
C. F. Stiles (March 26 ): Some damage being done in Payne and adjacent 
counties. Some fields badly damaged. 
Mexico. E. E. Cardenas (March l 6 ): Wheat grown at Torreon, Coahuila, infested. 
