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the eastern part of the State. The highest populations ‘were * found in 
wheat and barley fields. Populations in oats were highly variable. 
Egg laving is in progress and it is easy to find eggs. Only three 
newly hatched hugs were observed. Weather conditions have been very 
favorable for migration and development;* 
Missouri. L. Baseman (May 26): Egg- laying and hatching of the chinch 
bug. was observed by G D. Jones in southwestern Missouri during the 
third week of May. Movement of wheat has been later than usual through- 
out west -central, central, and north Missouri, and indications to date 
am that, in spite of reports of scattered heavy infestations and of a 
rather heavy carry-over of bugs in the western half of the State, the 
pest is not as threatening as expected. 
Kansas. H. R. Pryson (May 27 ): The growing conditions have been conducive 
to the production of a rank growth of wheat. These conditions have 
retarded the chinch bugs' activities so that they do not threaten to 
become such a. menace in the whole of the eras torn two-thirds of the 
State as they did early in the spring. The area in which they are 
most abundant is that which includes the counties in the blue-stem 
region of the Sta,te. Erequent heavy rains in the southeastern coun- 
ties have reduced their numbers considerably. 
Oklahoma,. C. P. Stiles (May 31 ) 5 The infestation throughout northeastern 
Oklahoma is very spotted. In some fields there are as many as 20 
adults per linear foot of drill row and some 100 to 150 nymphs while 
in other fields a mile or two away you have to search to find a single 
bug. 
GEESE BUG ( Toxontera graninun Rond. ) 
Georgia,. P. M. Gilmer (May 10): The green bug is' still present in small 
grains in Tift County and has probably served to build up a high con- 
centration of parasites. 
Eh GUSH GRAI1T APHID ( Mac r'o s iphun gr an ariur.i Kirby) 
Virginia. P. W. Poos (May 3 ) • Abundant on oats in southern Virginia. 
(Pet. by P. W. Mason.) 
A SAWELT ( Pol eras spp . ) 
Ohio. T. E. Parks (May 23): Sawf lies , while present every year in wheat, 
are much more abundant this year, being found in three south-central 
counties. There is no serious loss in prospect and the larvae are 
in the la.st-instar stage. 
COHIT 
COED EAH WORM ( Heliothis mmigera Hbn.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 22): The corn ear worn ha,s been doing about 
the usual amount of damage , working as a, budworn in corn. 
