INSECT PEST SURVEY BULLETIN 
Vol'. 9 May 1 -, ' 1929~ Ho- 3 
OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES IN THE- UNITED STATES FOR APRIL, 1929. 
The Mediterranean fruit fly, an extremely destructive pest of 
fruits and vegetables, was discovered at Orlando, Florida, April 5, and is 
now known to "be present at points in six counties in east-central Florida. 
A resume of the situation appears in this number of the Bulletin, 
fireworms are attracting considerable attention this spring through- 
out practically the entire United States, reports having been received from 
New Jersey tc South Carolina and westward to Idaho and California. In many 
cases the wireworms are reported as considerably more abundant than usual, 
although little damage has ^oeea occasioned up to this time. 
The Asiatic beetle was found approaching the surface of the ground 
on April 5, about two weeks earlier than usual, in Connecticut, and was 
apparently mere abundant. 
Although re-ports of cutworms have been received from practically all 
of the country south of Connecticut, the worms do not, on the whole, seem 
to be abnormally numerous except in restricted districts. 
The Hessian fly started emerging in southern Illinois during the 
last week in March and the first week in April. No reports of unusual 
abundance have been received up to May 1. 
From present indications the chinch bug is still subnormal in abun- 
dance. On March 36 a- flight of adults was observed in Christian County, 
Illinois. 
A rather unusual infestation "as reported from North Carolina where 
the leaf-footed bug ( Leptoglossus phyllopus L.) was feeding on the develop- 
ing grains in wheat heads on land where this insect destroyed the seed 
crop of cowoeas last fall. 
Aohids on grain and forage crops in western Washington and Oregon 
are remarkably scarce this spring. For the first time in the past 12 
years it has been difficult to obtain specimens of any of the important 
species during early April. 
Orchard apliids began hatching unusually early this year in the /- 
England States. The, earliest observation of eggs hatching in Massachusetts 
was made on March 31. .'The aphids are apparently abnormally abundant in 
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