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Bugs were light on oats at Morgan. 
Texas. K. P. Ewing & R. L. McGp.rr (May. l): In April many acres of corn were 
destroyed in Calhoun County "by chinch hugs, together with southern corn 
root worn ( Diabr o t i ca&uo dec impunctata Fab . ) 
HESSIAN FLY (Fhytophaga destructor Say) 
Indiana. '.7. B. Noble (May l): Observations in l6 wheat fields in Knox 
and Gibson Co-unties showed from U to 75 percent of the stens infested 
with larvae ranging in size fron snail to half grown, and a few eggs 
still being laid. (May 19): Counts were nade in 10 wheat fields in 
Tippecanoe County on May 19. Sten infestations ranged fron 2 to 7U 
percent, with an average of 37 percent. Fly forns ranged fron snail 
larvae to puparia. 
Illinois. .W. P. Flint (May IS): The spring "brood of the hessian fly has 
"been abundant and destructive in the western and southwestern parts of 
the State. In the central and eastern parts of the State very little dan- 
age, has occurred, either fron last fall's brood or fron the spring "brood. 
Missouri. L. Hasenan (May 23): The spring brood did not get by the severe 
weather apparently, as fields showing 90 percent of plants infested 
last fall with up to 60 flaxseeds per plant are now only noderately 
infested by the spring brood, with an average of about 1 flaxseed 
per culn, and not showing the expected severe danage. At the tine of 
the energence of the spring brood of flies in April the cold late spring 
had nost to do with preventing oviposit ion and hatching. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 25): According to observations nade by E. G. 
Kelly, the infestation is not so heavy this spring in Coffey County as 
was anticipated last fall. The county agent of Lincoln County reported 
finding a nunber of infested plants at Barnard. Heavy infestations were 
also reported in Bourbon and surrounding counties. 
CORN 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta Fab. ) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee (May 21): Thirty-six. square yards of soil lH. inches 
deep were exanined for pupae in April. Sweet-corn fields heavily infested 
in 1935 were exanined and sanples were taken fron the southern, central, 
and northern parts of the State. No live pupae were found in any of the 
sanples, whereas in October 1935 similar soil sanples contained an 
average of approxinately one piipa per square yard. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May 18): Half-grown caterpillars hove been found 
at Experinent on various plants, including rose blossoms and bean 
leaves. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 23): Unusually heavy infestations 
on tonatoes have been reported in Rankin, Stone, Jackson, Harrison, 
Pearl River, and Hancock Counties. 
