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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 1 to 25): . The infestation by the Hessian fly Ln 
south-central Nebraska shows considerable strength at this time. The old 
volunteer wheat is especially heavily infested In some localities. In nor"i:".°rr. 
Webster County the surviving main crop of wheat shows an infestation of about 
2 puparia per plant. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (March 21): The Hessian fly is moderately abundanl Ln Monona 
County but much lighter elsewhere. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 22): The situation is rather alarming across central 
Missouri and in southeastern Missouri. The heavy crop of "flaxseeds" n to 
be passing the winter in good condition. 
CHINCH BUG (Blissos leuc opt eras Say 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (March 24): The chinch bug is moderately abundant and threat' 
damage in some localities. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (March 21): Chinch bugs are moderately abundant. In 15 or 16 
counties the infestation is spotted. 
H. E. Jaques (March 23): There is an abundance of chinch bugs on warm, days in 
southeastern Iowa, and in limited areas in southwestern Iowa. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 22): Recent counts' in some clump grasses indicate 
s b approximately 40 per cent of the adults are dead. However, large numbers 
are surviving the winter, 
AN ARCTIID MOTH ( Apantesis phalerata Harr.) 
Nebrahka. M. H. Swenk (March 1 to 25): During the second week in Ma "'■'- ;ater- 
pillars of A. phalerata occurred in great abundance in Scotts Bluff Coun 
and were reported as destroying the wheat in some fields in that localil . 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hyp era postica Gyll.) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (March 19): Starting about Feb. 22, lai" 
could be collected with considerable ease at Pleasanton and Niles. Since 
that time they have become more abundant. In one of the more heav ' i * 
fields at Pleasanton 22V larvae were collected per lC r sweeps c . 
whereas in a heavily infested field- at Niles 398 larvae were collect 
a like number of sweeps on March 13. In the area around Tra ie weevil has 
made its appearance for the first time this season. At Tracy proper "he first 
larvae were collected on March 17. Here in a field under observation 
to 100 sweeps were collected. At Vernalis, which is 12 mil Pracy, the 
first larva.e and adults were collected on March 9. At that time 12 v 
taken to 100 sweeps, while on March 17 the average per 100 sweeps was 40. 
all there are eight fields in which we are making population studies, 
every one the population is rising from week to week. T\ falfa a1 
prese;.' ; ie is from a fourth to probably a little more I bree-eighths 
grown. 
