BUG’S (fiemiptera) 
Arizona. VT, A, Stevenson (April 13)j Sweeping records made during the week in 
Pima County show a much hi^er population of Lygus spp, and Chlorochroa 
sayi Stal than at any time during April 1939* A maximum of 76 Lygus per 
sweep collected in alfalfa, v^hereas in 1939 a maximum of only 9 collect- 
ed, A u^iximum of I 5 C, sayi collected per 100 sweeps on Sphaeralcea , where- 
as in 1939 only 1 specimen was taken in April, The very mild winter is un- 
doubtedly responsible for the compara.tively high populations, 
Utah, G-. F, Knowiton (April 18): L, elisus Van D, and L, hospbrus Knight were 
very abundant in alfalfa in ^'^obcr County, northern Uteh. 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus pratonsis oblineatus Say) 
Missouri, L, Haseman (April 24): During the recent warm doys in central 
Missouri there have been many insects visiting the' Sarly' fruit bloom, These 
bugs have been'abioidant, 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
Arizona, C, D, Lebert (April lO): Several infestations observed a.t Phoenix. 
They are coming out of weedy areas to -cover crops and migrating around md iit* 
houses by the thousand, causing considerable annoyance and some damage to 
ornamentals. Apparently not so general, however^ &S last season, 
GARDEN CENTIPEDE ( Scutigerella immaculata Newp.) 
Oregon, H, E, Morrison (April 16 ): Found attacking vetch, oats, and clover in 
the V/illaxiette Valley, Abundance normal, 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEilT i\ND OTHER SMiALL GRAINS 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leuc opt eras Say) 
Indiana, C. Benton (April 25) J Counts in 20 samples of Andropogon furcatus and 
A, scoparius from 3 localities in Tippecanoe County on March 29 and from 1 
locality in Benton County on March 26 show a mortality of approximately 27 
percent, A similar series of samples taken on January 3 I froJ^ the identical 
localities shov/ed the same mortality. The weather has continued cold, and 
frequent examinations of bunchgrass hibernation quarters, check of small 
grainfields in known heavily infested areas, and operation of migration 
screens show no migration from winter quarters in the vicinity of La Fayette, 
Illinois, W, P, Flint (April 17) J Exaj.iinations in v/inter quarters showed more 
reduction than usual in grassy areas, owing to the feeding of predators. 
Bugs undisturbed by predators have come through the winter in excellent 
' condition. No movement out of cover, 
Iowa, H, E, Jaques (April 18): Appcarently unusuxtlly abundr,nt throughout the 
imr.;ediate vicinity of Mt. Pleasant, as well as over much of the southern 
part of Iowa# 
