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J. H. Bigger (June 26) J Heavy infestations "by spring generation 
in southern ha.lf of St.ate. 
Iowa* C, J. Braloe (jtuie 5) ! I-Ioderato to fo.irly hea.vy in every co-unty v/here 
Xirintcr wheat is grovni. Rather heavy infestation in many whoatfields 
in the western part of the State. Large percentage of. fields in 
Woodhury, Monona, Harrison, Crav/ford, Shelhy, and G-utliric Counties 
showed injury and flaxseeds were not difficult to find. Infestation 
was f.airly heavy in the eastern part of the State and in most of the 
southern counties. Present infestation is D.arcly helox^r the point 
. of serious commerciad. damcage and should ho Considered fairly heavy 
and on the verge of a serious outhreak. 
Hehraska. H. D. Late (june ll) : Wheat stems infested v/ith flaxseeds were 
received from Dodge County today. 
CHIHCH BUGS ( Blissus leucoptorus Say) 
South Carolina. W, )0. Hetties and P, Sherman (jtmc 24): Pevrer complaints 
. tinan for la.st scvera.1 yea.rs. Less corn ha,s been iDlanted next to 
small gr.a,in, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle, et a2. (June 25): Specimens on corn received from 
Clarke Covmty on May 29 and from. Humphreys County on June l4. 
Reported as damaging corn in Tunica County on June l6, 
Illinois, W. P, Plint (june 23): Rains during the pa.st month have con- 
sideraihly reduced the infestation. 
J, H, Bigger (June 26): Abundant in spotted area.s. Damage con- 
fined to thin stands of wheat. 
Iowa. C. J. Dralse (June 23): Infestation reduced by heavy rains of several 
days ago. Large percentage of first- and second-instam bugs v/ere 
destroyed, Lamge numbers of newly -hat died nymphs ha.vc appeared in 
the fields during the last week. In the western part of the State 
some barley and wheatfields were examined where the population ran as 
high as 1 to 3OO or 400 per linear foot. These fields were the 
exception rather than the rule, but a. considerable number of fields 
examined showed populations running from a few to I5 or 20 young bugs 
per linear foot of drill row. Hatching v;as not complete, 
H. E, JaqiiGs (June): Infestations v/ere light to moderate in 
a few counties in the southeastern section of the State# and light 
to heavy in the southwestern and central section, 
Hebraska. B, M, Gaddis (June 16) : Pields examined in southern Lancaster, 
most of Gage, and the western part of Johnson and Pawnee Counties ; 
showed a marked decrease in adult and n^runphal populations. Some 
fungus was observed. The last 3 counties v^ere in the heart of the 
flood a,rea in southeastern Hebraska, Most of the njurphs were second 
and third instar. Just south of Lincoln the adult population had 
not been decreased and nymphal counts were the seme as 10 days previous. 
In the barley fields of this latter a.rea first-instar nymphs were 
the most prevalent. In a fev; counts made in southern Cass Coijnty 
