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Nebraska. H. D. Tate (July 17): Request for control received fron Cuming 
County on June 21. Holanotus cribulosus Lee. reported as damaging corn in 
Loth Nemaha and Colfax Counties on July 5* 
California. R. E. Campbell (July 5) J Linonius californicus Mann, reported as 
doing considerable damage in many beanfiolds in southern California. 
SAY'S STINKBUG ( Chlorochroa sayi Stal) 
North Dakota. J. A, Munro (July 22): Unusually large number observed at 
Mandan in when.tf ields. Reported as causing appreciable injury in wheat 
plots at Dickinson a few days ago, where they wore observed at the ra.tc of 
10 to 12 per foot of row. 
South Dakota, H, C. Severin (July 26) ; Plying to lights in large numbers in 
central South Dakota. , . 
Oklahoma. P. E. Whitehead (July 2-4): Outbreak is the most outstanding that has 
occurred in this State recently. Reported as having caused exceedingly 
severe injury in the two westernmost counties of the Panhandle, -ranging up 
to approximately 100 percent in some fields. Pirst record of serious injur 
in the State. 
Utah. 0. P. Knowlton and P. C, Harnston (July 19): Severely injuring wheat on 
some farms oast of Roosevelt, in the northeastern part of the State, 
EUROPEAN EARWIG- ( Forficula auricularia L.) 
Utah. G . P. Knowlton (June gS): Large nymphs very -abundant at . Farmington. 
Washington. L. G, Smith (July 24): Reported as causing noticeable damage to 
flower and -vegetable gandens in Puyallup, Pierce County. Nearly all adults. 
Parasites much more abundant than last year. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP .INS-ECTS 
WHEAT ■ 
HESSIAN PLY ( Phytophaga destructor Say) 
Ohio, T. E. Parks (July 27 )♦ Wheat inspected in 34 counties; county infesta- 
tions ranged from 0.6 to 11.4 percent of the straws carrying flaxseeds. 
Average for State was 4 percent, as compared with 20.5 -percent i n 1939* 
Ply population lowest since 1918. 
WHEAT MIDGE ( Thocodiplosis raosellana Gehin) 
Pennsylvania. E, J. Udine (June 25): Pound in nearly every head of wheat 
examined at Cabot, Butler County, Maturing grain beginning to show evi- 
dence of damago. 
