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Spring migration of the chinch hug to snail grain started during the first 
v*oek i n May in Indiana, Illinois, western Missouri, in the three southern tiers of 
counties in Iowa, and in southeastern Nebraska and nnrth-central Kansas during the 
third week in May. 
The greenhug is generally prevalent throughout the Wheat Belt of Kansas and 
Oklahoma hut little injury has occurred to wheat in Kansas, although oats and 
barley have been damaged in places. In Oklahoma oats were a complete failure in 
Kay County, 
A somewhat heavy flight of arnywom moths was reported from Indiana during 
tho second week in -May. Some damage by armyworm is also reported from south- 
eastern Missouri and from the Delta counties of Mississippi. 
The wheat brown mite seriously damaged many fields of wheat in western 
Kansas and southwestern Oklahoma, 
Corn ear worn damage is being reported from the South Atlantic and lower 
Mississippi Valley States. Pupae in hibernation cages in Illinois failed to 
pass the winter, but in the St. Louis area of Missouri a 23-percent survival 
occurred, Bather severe damage to corn was reported from southern California* 
Pea aphids began to appear in the Middle Atlantic States early in the month, 
largely on clover .and alfalfa. Severe damage to alfalfa was reported from the 
northern tier of counties in Indiana, in west-central and south-central Illinois, 
in southern Michigan and Wisconsin, and in eastern Kansas. Early in the month 
damage to vetch was recorded from the Willamette Valley of Oregon and some damage 
, to cannery peas was reported from northwestern Oregon. 
Tent .caterpillars were doin." considerable damage to fruit trees in Washington, 
Oregon, and California* 
First adult codling moths of the season were taken on May 3 at Paducah, Ky. , 
on May 6 in the Vincennes area of Indiana, on May S at Staunton, Va. , .and in 
southern Ohio, in northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri on May 10, and 
on May 19 in central Ohio. 
Very heavy populations with considerable damage by the fruit tree leaf roller 
was reported from western Illinois and eastern Missouri, 
Aphids attacking apple were .abnormally abundant early in tho month in Now 
England ant the heaviest infestation in the last 10 years occurred during the latter 
part of the month in the Hudson Diver Valley, Heavy infestations also reported from 
western New York, From 10 to 30 percent of tho apple crop in the Cornelia section 
of Georgia has been damaged by the rosy apple aphid. Increasing damage by this 
insect is also reported from the Vincennes area of Indiana. Apple grain aphid is 
very prevalent in Michigan and Wisconsin. In the latter State it is one of the most 
sever." outbreaks ever observed. 
