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fields were found in which no infested stubble occurred. Volunteer 
wheat is .just starting to grow and it is probable that no damage 
from the "brood arising in volunteer wheat will occur this fall, 
WHS AT MIDGE ( Thecodiplosis mosellana Gehin) 
Ohio T* H c Paries (August 17)? The wheat midge was very scaree in Ohio 
wheat this year Ho complaints were received and in many counties 
specimens were not found on the wheat insect survey* 
Washington R=> L* Webster (August 17) J There was considerable damage to wheat 
in Skagit County according to report from county agent o He Bergstrom 
^he insect is said to be getting more common in Whatocm County More 
ahjirfy this year. 
GREEN BUG ( Toxoptera .graminum Rnnd u ) 
Wisconsin S. 3, Fracker (August 15): Present throughout the State. Ho ted in 
Florence, Eacine , Clark, Oconotcand St* Croix Counties; injury 
severe inl&st two. In general kept under control by Coccinollidae. 
Iowa Carl Jo Srake (August 20) : The green bug was found in certain 
parts of Polls and Crawford Counties., but it is not numerous enough 
to be of much economic importance* 
JOINT WORM (Bara wllta trv>.ici Fitch) 
Ohio T„ Ho Parks (August 1J) t This insect is now very scarce in Ohio,, 
In many counties visited on the wheat insect survey the insect 
was not encountered, It has noc seriously infested wheat here for 
eight year s 
Oregon T a R 6 Gharibsrlin (August 26) j Aa area ©bout 12 miles square in 
Clackamas and Marion Counties with Camby at the north, Molalla at 
the east, Meritor at the southland Wocdburn at the west is affected. 
Infestation v.s light at the edges of the area and heavy near the 
center There one of the fields shows 95»I P er cent of the culms 
infested* In this field, as high as 3 joints p®r culm have been 
found infested,, S«ems S3 far dissected show an average of l'4 larvae 
per joint with a Biasinrraa of 13, All examinations were made of stubble. 
A eupelmid parasite and what may prove to be Ditropinotus. 
aureovi ridis have been recovered. Ho adults of the fyoint worm itself 
have yet been reared* 
This is the first discovery of the species in the northwest al- 
though great numbers of wheat stems have been examined during the lait 
eight years throughout the Willamette Valley in connection with 
Hessian fly work 'Tentatively determined by Wo Jc Riillips). 
CORN 
CHINCH BUG (B lissns leucopterus Say) 
Ohio T. H. Parks (August 17): Chinch bugs damaged corn locally in a few 
