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Nebraska M. H. Swerk (Jane 35-July 25): The wheat stem maggot continued 
to be considerably complained of until harvest. 
JOINOTOEM ( Harmolita tritici Fitch) 
North Carolina F. Sherman (June 30): Apparently this ineect did more injury 
than usual in our wheat crop now being harvested, especially in 
the east-central portion of the State. 
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Ohio 
Illinois 
Michigan 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus levoor.terus Say) 
E. W. Mendenhall (July 3): A severe outbreak of the chinch bug 
is reported in Hardin County. Tie farmers are making a great 
effort to conquer them. (July 21): Even though the numbers 
are large little damage has been done so far ir Miami County and 
it is probable that the damage will not be great unless the hugs 
get into the corn. No.? attacking -.heat and oats. 
T. H. Parks (July 25): Chinch bugs appeared as a pest in several 
northwestern counties on corn. Hardin County used two carloads 
of tar for barriers. The bugs seriously damaged some corn, the 
damage being confined in most cases to outside rows. In some 
fields corn several rods distant from the border was killed or 
damaged. One- third of a 20-acre field in Putnam County was 
destroyed by the bugs. 
W. P. Flint (July 20): The weather of late June and early July 
has continued very favorable to the development of this insect, 
the rainfall being below normal in most parts of the State where 
this insect is numerous. The second generation of nymphs are 
now appearing in the fields, and conditions are such that we 
expect a marked increase of this insect during the next two 
months . 
P. H. Pet tit (July 2): Kr. Barman tells me that the chinch bug 
is quite plentiful in Monroe County, \vhich is located in the south- 
eastern corner of the State. 
Nebraska 
M. H. Swenk (June 25- July 25): The heavy, beating rains which 
fell during early June over most of the area menacingly infested 
with chinch bugs produc3d such a heavy mortality among them that 
the prospective losses were enormously reduced. One area, with 
Lancaster and Gage Counties as the center, did not share so heavily 
in these rains, and as a consequence the chinch bugs have done con- 
siderable serious damage in this area. The migration, which be- 
gan in some fields on June 20, started, unusually early and was 
largely over by July 10. Most of the bugs had gained their wings 
by July 15. 
Kansas 
J. 17. !.:cColloch (July 20): Damage in the northern half of the 
State was severe, bhe area of greatest loss being Osborne, Mitchell, 
and Cloud Counties. Pains in July have resulted in the appearance 
of fungus in many fields. 
