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CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
. ' . , . • WHEAT MID OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
'•', ■ HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga destr uctor Say) 
Indiana. W. B. Noble, H. R. Painter, and C. M. Packard (May 17): Light to 
■• heavy, infestations , of the hessian fly have "been noted in "both sown and 
volunteer wheat near La Fayette, the snring "brood now "being in the larval 
stage-, with egg laying apparently ah out over. In one sample of volunteer 
. wheat SU percent of the.. stems, were infested. Weather conditions this 
. spring have b<=>en rather favorable to fly activity. 
Illinois. C. Benton (April 27): Numbers of females were observed laving 
eggs in a winter-wheat field near Sterling. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 22): In a few of the southeastern counties early 
seeding of wheat for fall and winter pasture has caused a definite build- 
ing up of the hessian fly, and some fields show severe damage. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (May 21): The hessian fly is appearing in much 
larger numbers in northeastern Oklahoma than it has for the past several 
years. In some fields the infestation will run as high as 10 percent. 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
New Hampshire. L. C. Glover (May 2h); Overwintering chinch bugs are reported 
at Hopkinton. They are plentiful at this noint and are all of the long- 
winged form. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 25): We have completed a survey of chinch bugs in 
volunteer timothy clumps taken at random along roadsides in 21 counties. 
More bugs were found overwintering in such clumps than in other hibernating 
places. From ho to SO clumps were examined in each county and the bugs 
were counted in the laboratory. The following figures represent the num- 
ber of adult bugs present per square foot of timothy, listed b,y counties: 
Champaign, 7; Clark, ^5; Def in. ice , S; Erie, 15; Hancock, 67; Henry, 22; 
Licking, 27; Madison, 7; Marion, 2h; Medina, 75; Portage, 23; Putnam, 9; 
Richland, 56; Sandusky,, 20; Seneca, 51; Stark, hO; Van Wert, lg; Wayne, 
5^; Williams, 10; Wood, *!?; Wyandot, U7. On May 2U practically none of the 
bugs had. left their hibernation quarters and no records of chinch bugs in 
flight had been observed. The weather has been unusually cool for May. 
Numerous rains cane between May 3 ?- n d 18 but this has not promoted the 
development of the fungus Snorotricnum globulif erum among the overwinter- 
ing bugs in timothy clumps. We exnect a heavy infestation this summer, 
but wheat is well along and will not be seriousl^ damaged. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 25): The continued unfavorable wet weather and 
the rank growth of small grains has, undoubtedly, made the situation very 
questionable. Notwithstanding these unfavorable conditions, there is 
reason to believe that the danger is not over by any means and that, if 
