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Nebraska 
and young larvae, as the infestation has "been materially 
reduced over that of last fall in the same fields. Ocoasional 
fields, especially in the southwest -central part of the State, 
showed heavy infestation, but as a rule the spring brood does 
not cause the normal amount of carnage. 
K. C. Sullivan (May 23): The Hessian fly is moderately 
abundant in central Missouri. Heavy in some counties. 
M. H. Swenk (May 19) 
southeastern Nebraska. 
up. 
The Hessian fly is very abundant in 
Considerable acreage is being plowed 
Kansas 
Oregon 
P. L. Parker (May 22): The Hessian fly was very abundant 
on wheat May 18 at '.Til son, Ellsworth County. 
M. M. Reeher (May 7): Hessian fly "flaxseeds" of the first 
generation were. found April 25, about two weeks earlier than 
usual. Infestation of winter wheat and early spring-sown 
wheat by the first sprint: brood is heavier than normal in 
Washington and Yamhill Counties. Conditions appear favorable 
for a large and early second soring brood. 
Oregon 
North Dakota 
Montana 
Montana 
WHEAT JOINT WORM ( Harmolita tritici Fitch) 
T. R. Cha&berlin (May 7): The first adults were swept 
April 17 in the infested region in Clackamas County. This 
is eight days earlier than the earliest previous record. 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assimilis Fab.) 
J. A. Munro (May 21): Six black field crickets (all males) 
were collected in the vicinity of Fargo on May 11; one iras 
an gftult, and the other five were in the last nymphal stage. 
It appears that they had all wintered over as nymphs. Nymphs 
from overwintering eggs have not been observed as yet. 
W. B. Mabee (May 20): Black crickets are unusually 
abundant on one field of about 7,000 acres of wheat in Big 
Horn County. They have fed upon the wheat but are not 
sufficiently abundant to cause serious damage as yet. 
MORMON SRICEET (Anabrus simplex Ha Id.) 
W. 3. Mabee (May 20): Mormon crickets arc very abundant in 
Sanders County; are on the verge of outbreak numbers. This 
is the same area in which severe outbreaks occurred during 
1926 and. 1927. 
