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ftyoming Stewart Lo2kw:>cd (June 21): The western or Mormon cricket, 
Anabrus sim-nlax Hald»,is very abundant in western Montana and 
is causing come damage to crops in the Big Horn Valley in Wyoming, 
{Just how much damage is occurring at these two places I do not 
as yet know "but from all reports the conditions seems to "be 
alarming. 
CEREAL AND FCEAOE -CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga destructor Say) 
Ohio Tm H, Parks (May 31): No damage is anticipated from the Hessian 
fly to wheat in any part of Ohio this year. The wheat-insect 
survey will start June 21 and will he conducted in 2^4 counties, 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June ?6) : The Hessian fly is abundant, the spring 
"brood being especially destructive to the late- sot®- wheat in 
the central half of the State, 
Missouri L, Haseman (June 25): There is no particular change in the fly 
situation to he reported, little or no damage being reported by 
the wheat growers, 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (June 25) ; The Hessian fly, in consequence of the 
general late wheat sowing that has been very widely practiced 
over the entire area that was so heavily infested three years ago, 
has steadily decreased. The present crop is but slightly infested, 
on the whole v and the commercial damage this spring will be small, 
Kansas J« W« McColloch (June 10): A recent survey was made of the Hessian 
fly situation in the northern half of the State. A general light 
infestation of the fly occurs throughout this territory but there 
has been very lit tie commercial loss. Some fields around Chapman 
and Hays show an infestation of 5 P er cent of the stalks. In most 
:of the fields, however, the infestation is only 1 to 5 per cent. 
The cold weather of April followed by extremely dry weather is 
largely responsible for the reduced infestation. Much of the 
wheat in the northwestern quarter of Kansas is a failure. 
ARMY CUTWORM ( Chorigagrotis auxiliaris Grote) 
Nebraska M„ H e Swenk (June 2S) : During the entire period covered by this 
report large numbers of inquiries have been received concerning 
the heavy flights of the moths of Ruzoa auxiliaris Grote that 
have occurred over the whole State, Probably most of the moths 
in the eastern counties have migrated in from the counties farther 
west f since an injurious abundance cf the army cutworm itself 
during April and May was net reported from anywhere east of the 
100th meridian. 
