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In many sections in the Similkameen and Okanagan Valleys of British 
Columbia crickets (Decticinae) have hatched in considerable numbers this year. The 
coulee cricket, Peranabrus s cab rice His Scud., and the Mormon cricket, Anabrug, 
simplex var. maculatus Caudell, formerly recorded for these sections by the finding 
of an occasional specimen, are present this year in noticeable numbers. 
Additional reports of injury to spruce by the Eastern spruce bark-beetle, 
Dendroctonu r. 'bi ceaperda Hopk . ? have been received from the northern part of the 
Gaspe Peninsula in the Province of Quebec. An extensive infestation by this 
species has been developing slowly in the central pare of this Peninsula for several 
years. It is of special interest that this section, the only large area in Eastern 
Quebec which escaped the recent spruce budworm outbreak, is the only one in which 
serious bark-bedtle injury has appeared in recent years. Similar injury to large 
white spruce in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, investigated last season ,is. 
apparently decreasing in intensity. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
rHEAT 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leuconterus Say) 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (May ll): leather conditions have been rather favorable 
for the development of chinch bugs and since there were planty of them 
last year we expect they will attract some attention. 
Indiana H. F. Dietz (May 19): A large flight of the overwintering adults of 
this insect took place at Indianapolis on May 1. 
J.J. Davis (May 22): Chinch bugs are numerous in wheat fields in 
many parts of the State but are rather inactive on account of the cool 
weather. 
Illinois W. P. Flint (May 18): A general flight of chinch bugs frcm winter 
quarters occurred from April 24 to May 1. Large numbers of bugs can 
be found in the wheat at the present time. The infested area extends 
from Henderson County in western Illinois and Cook County in eastern 
Illinois, south to Union, Johnson, and Pope Counties. The weather has 
been very cool for the past two weeks. Sufficient numbers of bugs are 
present in this area to cause serious damage during the coming season. 
Nebraska M. K. Swenk (May 28): On May 21 chinch bugs were beginning to appear 
commonly in the wheat fields of Gage County, and a few were to be seen 
in the fields as far north as Cass County. 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 8): The first bugs at Columbia were observed on the 
wing April 21 and again April 28 and during the week of April 29 to 
May 5 were observed in Howard County. (May 22): Chinch bugs appar- 
ently wintered safely and by the first of May had begun migrating. To 
date wheat fields in (^central Missouri shew rather light infestation, but 
in some parts of the State farmers report heavy infestations of winged 
bugs. 
