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Indiana 
Illinois 
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general infestation over all the v/heat grovjing section of the State, 
in some o.reas reaching a serious proportion. The sit"uation is snch 
that, -unless active preventive nieas-ures are taken during the sniiTiner, 
re can exoect a large amoxmt of damage to fall sov/n nheat. (J-ane 22/ 
Cl-unps of v.heat received from Oakley h^d 10 par cent of the stems 
infested '7ith the Hessian fly. 
CHINCH BUG (B lissus leucor)ter-as Say) 
J. J. Davis (June 2l): Because of the e:^cessiv9 rainfall and other 
unfavoraole conditions xie anticipate less trouhle this year from the 
chinch bug, at least from the first generation. 
"T. P. riint (June 18): T'n.e rains and cold veather of liay h^ve "been 
decidedly unfavoraole to the development of this insect. Scatter- 
ing fields are still found throughout the area, infested last year 
T7here enough hugs are present to cause serioiis losses to adjoining 
crops. It is certain the damage from this insect \Till not "be as 
heavy as that of last year in most of the areas i:xfested in the State. 
L. Easeman (June 2D): The chinch hug is reported as most threaten- 
ing in counties of southwestern and ^est-central Llissouri. Heav^'" 
rains have influenced the young brood but in central Missouri young 
red nymphs ".7ere apr^earing June 14. T7e e:roect serious trouble to 
start in the next t-.7o veeks if it t^Jirns dry. TTe are receiving man^ 
inquiries about bars&iers and the use of calcitmr. cj'anide as a ^s 
barrier. 
Li. H. Srenk (llay 15- June 15): The small grain fields of Richardson, 
Parrnee, Jolinson, Gage, southern Lancaster, Saline, and Jefferson 
Counties have developed, d-oi'ing the past siz i^eeks , a rather hea^^ 
infestation -ith the chinch bug and at this date many fields shoT 
evidences of injurs^. Parrnee County probably shcvs the heaviest 
infestation of this block of coi;iaties, at the present time. The 
infestation is general, ho'vever, in the counties along the southern 
border of the State, -^est to F^jjnas County, the bugs becom.ing gra.d- 
ually more numerous from Jefferson County to ?iirnas Coun.ty. It is 
ex]Dected that serious injury "Till take place in the corn through 
this entire area after liarvest, except in those fields where barrier 
protections are maintained. 
J. F. McColloch (June 19): -The chinch bug situation is especially 
alarming, since the bugs are distributed generally'' throughout the 
uheat fields of the eastern half of the State. Tiile ogg- laying 
and. hatching rere delayed by the cool -weather early in the spring, 
there rras very little mortality and the young bugs are very abiand- 
ant in most fields. Fifty per cent of the eggs are parasitized. 
Fungus is killing old bugs but is not affecting immat-ore stages, 
■^.eat is ripening veiy fast at the present time and the migration 
from T;heat fields lias begun in this State. Undoubtedly there ^vill 
be severs injury to corn in the ne::t v/eek or txro. 
