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WHEAT-SHEATH GALL J0INT70RM (Harmolita vaginicola Doane) 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (July 25): The wheat-sheath worm is considerably 
more numerous in eastern Ohio and will reach from 5 to 10 per cent 
in some fields that were seeded quite late. 
WHEAT-HEAD ARMYTtORM ( Heliophila albilinea Hubn.) 
Iowa C. J, Drake (July 27): The wheat-head armyworm has appeared in 
considerable numbers in timothy fields near Ainsworth. In one 
field the timothy heads were practically all destroyed by this 
insect. 
WESTERN 17HEAT SA7FLY ( Cephus cinctus Nort.) 
North R. L. Webster (August 3): The Burke County agent reports that in- 
Dakota f est at ion running as high as 80 per cent has been found in this 
county. (August 13): Severe damage was reported from Burke, 
V/ard, Bottineau, and Towner Counties. 
GREAT PLAINS FALSE VTLW^OTQ' ( Eleodes opaca Say) 
Nebraska M. K. Swenk (August l): The beetles of this wireworm have not 
appeared in as large numbers as were expected from the amount of 
serious injury done to the winter wheat in the southwestern part 
of the State last fall and spring. This indicates a probable re- 
duction in the amount of injury that will be done to the wheat crop 
to be seeded this fall in that part of the State. 
Texas M. C. Tanquary (July 23): A correspondent from Carson County re- 
ported in early June that he had had 300 acres of wheat destroyed 
by this insect. 
ENGLISH GRAIN APHID ( Macros iphum granarium Kby.) 
Nebraska I.I. H. Swenk (August l): Following the unusual abundance of the 
English grain aphid on wheat in southeastern Nebraska from June 18 
to about the first of July, a local outbreak of the same insect 
occurred in the western part, in Cheyenne County, about the middle 
of July, but it was not nearly so extended or intense as was the 
earlier infestation in the southeastern part of the State. 
CORN 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (July 25): Chinch bugs were found to be present in 
rather limited numbers , being greatly reduced below their numbers 
one year ago. We have had very few inquiries about them, and 
while they could be found in limited numbers in most of the western 
and northern counties during the wheat survey, they were not suffi- 
ciently numerous to threaten corn anywhere. 
