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W 4 P, Flint (April 22): Cutrorms are moderately abundant-, 
H» Garman (April) 1 : Cutworms are very abundant, 
L» Haseman (April 24): Scarce at Columbia, 
R< ■';* Horned' (April 22): Cutworms, tentatively identified as 
Feltia annexa Treit., -ere reported as causing serious injury 
in tomato plant beds at Brookhaven on April 15. •--'. 
F-« L. Thomas (April 25): Cut'-orms at College Station are moder- 
ately abundant, also abundant in the Rio Grande Valley. 
0* L» Barnes (February 27): Felti a annexa Treit, feeding on 
cabbage heads on a farm 2 miles northrest of Phoenix, Little 
damage. 
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Illinois 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
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HESSIAN' FLY- -( Phytophaga destractor Say) 
Hi 3* Weiss (April 20): This insect is scarce in the north- 
western- part of the State* ■ 
H» Li Do zier (April 20): The -Hessian fly is moderately abund- 
ant in Delaware, 
J v J. Davis (April 27); The Hessian fly is moderately abund- 
ant to very abundant in southwestern Indiana. 
W. P» Flint (April 16): Adults of the Hessian fly started 
emerging in southern Illinois during the first warm period the 
latter part of March and first of April. There are still some 
flies to emrge in the central part of the State. It is too early 
as yet to make any statement .regarding the intensity of the 
spring infestation* (April 22): This insect is moderately 
abundant . 
H. Garman (April): The Hessian fly is no- scarce. It ras former- 
ly very common, 
L, Haseman (April 24): Moderately abundant at St. Louis and 
Elsberry and scarce at Columbia, 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
"..'. P* Flint (April 22): The chinch bug is scarce, 
J» H. Bigger (March 26): First observed flight of adults in 
