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stated that the farmers were very much concerned about pasturing cattle 
in small grain fields heavily infested. In one instance a farmer re- 
ported the death of a cow from feeding upon small grain plants covered 
with the bugs. A post-mortem examinetion of the cow showed thousands 
of chinch bugs in the intestinal tract. The veterinarian diagnosed the 
cause of the death as the result of toxines from the bugs. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 25): We are rapidly drawing to a close the 
greatest active campaign of control against this pest that Missouri has 
ever been called on to wage. The Federal cooperation came just in time 
to largely save the day. About 1,250,000 gallons of barrier oil have 
been furnished by the Federal department, saving a good many millions 
of bushels of corn. Bugs will continue to migrate until the first of 
July in some counties, but the available supply of oil will about take 
care of our needs. About 70 counties have been heavily infested and 
20 or 30 of these most seriously. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): Late in May and early in June a very 
severe infestation of the chinch bug developed in southeastern Nebraska, 
extending north into Butler, Saunders, and Sarpy Counties. Less severe 
infestations involving serious crop destruction occurred in the four 
counties immediately west of this area. A separate infestation of less 
severity developed in south central Nebraska. The migration started 
fully 10 days earlier than the earliest beginning of a chinch bug migra- 
tion previously recorded (June 12, 1933), and nearly 3 weeks ahead of 
the average beginning of migration (June 21). 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 26): Chinch bugs began migrating at Manhattan 
on June 1 and reached the peak of migration on June 14. They are very 
abundant in the eastern two fifths of the State. Extensive use was 
made of dust and creosote barriers • The adults were flying to other 
fields on June 19 and 20. 
CORN ROOT APHID ( Anuraphis maidi-radicis Forbes) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 25): The corn root aphid has been reported from a 
large number of counties in Iowa this spring. In several instances the 
fields are so heavily infested and badly injured that the farmers have 
given up trying to grow corn and are replanting the fields to soybeans. 
In Story County the aphid was found in large numbers feeding on the roots 
of melon plants, an unusual record for this insect. 
CORN EAR WORM ( Keliothis obsoleta Fab.) 
North Carolina. R. W. Leiby (June 14) : The corn ear worm is either more de- 
structive than usual on commercially grown corn in the eastern part of the 
State or there is more than the usual interest in preventing damage. 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (June 23): The corn ear worm is damaging 
young tomatoes at Clemson College. In the eastern section it has damaged 
seed heads of flax in experimental plantings. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 25): Many farmers, especially growers of sweet corn, 
