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C. Benton (June 19) : First-instar nymphs first observed on 
May 23 in a field near La Fayette. Parts of a number of winter 
wheatfields? and ryefields in Tippecanoe, Benton, and adjacent 
counties show from light to moderately severe infestations of young 
bugs, which may menace adjacent corn. Some reduction in numbers of 
young bugs by hard rains the first part of June but not enough to 
reduce them materially. Some bugs reached the fourth instar on 
June 12, most of them being in the first three instars. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (June 20): Heavy showers occurring during the 
first part of June have covered almost the entire State. Young 
chinch bugs are so reduced in numbers that no serious infestation 
will occur. 
Iowa. W. E. Dove (June 5) : Unless the situation changes a great deal 
within the next 2 weeks the chinch bug problem will be pretty 
serious in the State. Situation believed to be more serious than 
in 1933 but not quite as serious as in 1934. Chinch bugs have 
just started to hatch. Rains of the last few days have not 
materially changed the situation. Conditions were a little too 
dry for them and the drought probably affected the population more 
than did the rains. 
H. E. Jaqucs (June): Practically the entire southern portion 
of the State infested. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (Juno 24): Throughout the north-central and north- 
western parts of the State bugs are leaving wheat in destructive 
numbers on scattered farms. Hot appearing as a general epidemic 
but doing much damage where abundant. Barriers used since the 
middle of June. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 24): Giving more trouble in Kansas this 
year, ow.ing to an extension of the barley-growing area 
in eastern Kansas. Reports of injury received from St. Marys, 
Onaga., Morrill, Garnett, Howard, and southeastern counties. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swonk (June 20): Began their migration out of the 
small-grain fields on June 15, and migration still in progress. 
All counties concerned are in the extreme southeastern pant of the 
State and include Richarason, Pawnee, southern Gage, Nemaha, eastern 
Otoe, eastern Cass, Douglas, and, less heavily, Saunders. In the 
Missouri River counties above mentioned, barley fields extensively 
destroyed by the bugs, and barriers Tinder construction for the 
last few days. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (June 21): Unusually numerous through the 
south-central part of the State this season. More barley than 
usual planted last season and inexperienced farmers planted corn 
alongside the barley. Some cornfields have suffered 50-porcent 
damage by migrating bugs. 
