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THB KANSAS ANOMALA ( .-nc^Ala kansana Hays & McC) 
Kansas J, W, McColloch (June 14); The adults of this species were 
swarming in the wheat fields in Riley County on sandy soil. 
r ^ H y ' « .'«'-° en the heads of bearded. wheat but co far as 
Oris could determine they were not feeding.. 
WHM SaTSFLI LaRVAE (Species undet ermine .d) 
Indiana J, j. Davis (June 26): Wheat sawfly larvae -ere t»?ry -noticeably 
abundant on June ik in a wheat field at VTabash. 
CHI ITCH BUG ( Blissus 1 a uco uterus Say) 
S^uth Carolina J. 0. Pepper £ F«und injuring young corn in the middle. 'part of 
the State. 
c -- io T. H. Parks (May 31): Adults were still in hibernation in 
woodland on May % Gould find none in hibernation in other 
places. Noticed ro spring flight though there may have been 
enough to cause damage locally, in two or three north -central 
counties. 
Mississippi 3,, ;:„ Harned (June 21): Several complaints have been received 
in regard to the chinch bug. 
Illinois VT t p. Flint (June 19): The chinch bug situation has improved 
during the lact twQ r, weeks 3 as very heavy rains have occurred 
in mar - of the cpunt.ies where scattered areas showed the 
heaviest infestati ons. 
Missouri L. E vTi-r.o ?7'j) ; The chinch bug is late in its development, 
beii rly still in the young rec! nynph stage on June 21. 
rough cent ■ 1 I issouri and along" the western border of the 
State a f vtjry cone id erat le epidemic is appearing ~hich is attract- 
ing the farmer^, attention at this time. The earlier dry weather 
favon Lnthe pes* but with recent rains the situation is more 
favorable tor the crops, 
Nebraska M H, S<-enk (June 25): The chinch bug, -ss r-as expected, appeared 
in injurious numbers in the wheat fields of southeastern and 
southern Nebraska during Kay. The counties now most seriously 
affected are Richardson (locally over the whole county), Nemaha 
(entire county, but especially eastwardly), Otoe (entire county >, 
but mostly in t!he southern and western portions), Cass (scat ter- 
ingly ever the entire county),. Fawnee (sane), Johnson (srjne), 
Lancaster (all parts of the cear.ty bit most heavily southwardly) 
Gage (especially northern part), Jefferson (-hole county), and 
Thayer ( same ) . 
Serious chinch bug infestations also exist in Saline, Nuckolls 
