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Christian County, Probably flight occurred a few days previous 
but no reporter was in this- section at that time, 
Kentucky H, Carman (April): The chinch bug is scarce. 
LEAF-FOOTED BUG (lepto glossus phyllopus L. ) 
North Carolina '.','. A» Thomas (April 5): This inject 'is now appearing in fairly 
large numbers at Chadbourn on heading wheat t where they seem 
to be feeding on the developing grain within the heads. In the 
same area where they are no:? feeding on wheat their attacks en 
young cowpea pods were so serious last fall that practically no 
seed matured* 
Georgia T« L* Bis sell (^pril 4); Pound two adults between leaf bracts 
of yellow-flowered thistle, (April 20): Adults commonly seen 
mating on thistle stalks at Milner. 
ENGLISH GRAIN APHID ( Macrosiphum granarium Kirby and 
APPLE GRAIN APHID ( Rhopal os iphum pruniioliae Pitch) 
Oregon L. P». Rockwo.od (April 5): The grain aphids are remarkably scarce 
at this time in Washington and Clackamas Counties. Pour or five 
Macro si phum granari um were swept in one wh<*at field after consider 
able sweeping. None found in other fields swept, March and April 
were i.eoretically favorable to aphids. The . precipitation 
was less than normal- but apparently few survived the '"inter. 
SEED SPRINGTAIL ( Onychiurus pseudarmatus Polsom) 
New Mexico J e R» Eyer (April 27).; At Raton this insect is injurious to 
ne^iy sown wheat, 
CORN 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER -. nub. . .is Hbn. ) 
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Rhode Island At E« Ster '.'April 20^: rT .]. --..■. :>:?er is moderately 
abundant in moso places but ■ .._ ... . :. ... a few, 
New York . P. J 4 Parrott (April 20): Moderately abundant in this section 
( Geneva). 
'--..::: EAR tfORM frHei i o-this obsoleta Pab. ) 
Texas F, L. The- ..1 25). ;:rn ear worm at College Station 
is very abundant.. It appear- • be moderately abundant at all 
times, but this year more than usual has been observed, 
SMARTWESD BORER ( Pyrausta ai neliei Heinrich) 
Delaware [, L. Dozier (April 10): Specimens determined by Corl Heinrich 
as the smar tweed borer were brought in from near Delmar during 
i irch with the reoor t that they were ^ery abundant in old corn- 
