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CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leu cop terns Say) 
New Hampshire. L. C, Glover (June 25): The chinch bug has been reported as 
doing serious injury to golf greens in West Hopkinton, 
New York, E, P. Felt (June 22): Chinch bugs are present in considerable 
numbers in a lawn at Scarborough, This insect has caused serious damage 
on golf greens and lawns in this, general area during the last few years, 
Indiana, J. J, Davis (June 22): In seven northwestern counties, the chinch 
bug killed wheat and rye and began migrating into corn much earlier than 
usual. The losses will be very severe. In the .southwestern part of 
the State from Vincennes north and in the eastern and northeastern sec- 
tions the bugs are very abundant, but conditions are much more favorable 
for control by use of barriers. In these sections, although seriously 
affected by drought, the bugs are remaining in the wheat and rye until 
about harvest time. The government aid in furnishing creosote is much 
appreciated by the farmers. The chinch bug is about a week or 10 days 
ahead of normal. On May 16 we found the first hatching eggs. On June 
20, we found the first winged adults of the first generation at Lafayette, 
Forty-two counties are known to be infested to the extent that control 
measures are necessary and I feel certain that the final check-up will 
find all counties north of a diagonal line from KnoK County on the west 
to Randolph County on the east, to be infested to a noticeable degree, 
Illinois, W, P. Flint (June 23): Chinch bugs have been extremely destruc- 
tive during the past month in nearly all parts of the State, owing to 
the drought. They left the small grain before it was cut. It is es- 
timated that more than 200,000 miles of barrier have been constructed 
within the State, 
Michigan, R. Hutson (June 22): Chinch bugs are very abundant in Berrien 
County, at Galien and at New Buffalo, 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (June 26): Chinch bugs are very abundant in a few 
counties. 
Wisconsin, E, L. Chambers (June 25): Chinch bugs are beginning to appear 
in a few of our southern and western counties, but are not yet doing 
serious damage, 
Iowa,, C. J. Drake (June 25): The infestation is probably the worst in the 
history of Iowa. The bugs are doing damage in o0 counties. In 40 
southern counties the bugs have destroyed from 75 " to 9° percent of the 
small grain — barley, oats, and wheat. In a few counties the county 
agents estimate that less than 2 percent of the,_ small grain will be 
harvested or cut for forage. In mar.'y counties the farmers will do very 
well to save one half of the corn crop. The northmost records of migra- 
tion from small grain to corn being from Story, Benton, Jones, and Jack- 
son Counties, Light infestations have been reported in a few counties 
in the northern part of the State, Over 2,000,000 gallons of creosote 
coal tar have been used this summer. The County Agent of Monroe County 
