INSECT P 5 S T SURVEY BULLETIN 
Vol. 9 August 1, 1929 No 
OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL. FEATURES IN THE UNITES STATES FOR JULY, 1929 
The Mediterranean fruit fly was reported last month from southern 
Duval, eastern Levy, Hernando, andlBasco Counties, in addition to the 
counties reported in the last number of the Survey Bulletin. These are 
all contiguous to the counties already reported. No infested Florida 
fruit was reported as having "been discovered at points outside of the 
State during the month. 
The grasshopper situation reported in the last number of the Sur- 
vey Bulletin has not materially changed. During the month rather intense 
though limited outbreaks developed in southern North Dakota and parts of 
South Dakota and Nebraska. Small outbreaks also developed over a wide 
area in central Texas. Further depredations by the eastern lubber grass- 
hopper were reported from the Gulf region. 
Wireworm trouble continues to be reported from practically the 
entire country extending from Maine to Washington, -'uid southward to North 
Carolina and Missouri. 
The uale western cutworm, after a subsidence of several years, is 
again appearing in outbreak numbers in North Dakota and severe depreda- 
tions by other species of cutworms 'a&ve been received from Maine, New 
York, and most of the States in the Mississippi Valley. 
The Hessian fly survey for the State of Ohio has been completed 
and shows a decrease of average infestation for the area surveyed from 
13.5 per cent in 1925 to 3.4 per cent this year. Although the Hessian 
fly was subnormally abundant in Missouri and Kansas this year there are 
decided indications of heavy infestation on early-planted wheat in these 
States this fall. 
It is estimated that the wheat straw worm has reduced the Kan- 
sas wheat crop over 10,200,000 bushels. 
The corn e^.r worm put in its appearance in noticeable numbers as 
far north as Massachusetts and South Dakota during the last week of this 
month. 
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