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7KTTD GRUBS (rh yllo-jhafc-g. spp. ) 
- York E. ?. Felt (May 2U): The first swarm of June "beetles was : 
vad at Orient, Suffolk County, May 9 (Hoy Latham). Several 
"beetles were in flight at Bainbridge, Chenango County, 
(l. J. 7. Jones). A few specimens -/ere seen at Albany April 21 
and May 7. though there --as no extended flight. A serious in- 
jury "by the grubs t.o 1 : o: spruce in a nursery was reported 
from the vicinity of Flattsburg. 
Iov;a C. 11. Ainslie (May 20): Tihite -grubs are very much in evidence 
this spring everywhere in this region. The cold damp weather 
has thus far kept them in check and has also binder< 1 the emer- 
gence of the adults. 
Missouri L. Haseman (April 23): The first arrival of June "beetles in ap- 
preciable numbers occurred on the evening of February 2c in cen- 
tral Missouri. 
CZH2AL A h D J C3 AGE-G50F INSECTS 
HSSSIAlvi FLY ( Phytophaga destm.ee or Say) 
Illinois J. H. Bigger (hay IT): Despite very unfavorable weather condi- 
tions, both fall and spring wheat in central Illinois now show 
about 7 P°r cent infestation. 
Kansas J. '.'.*. McColloch (May 20): Tr.e Hessian fly has taken a big jump 
ir the State during the past month. Cur surveys are not com- 
plete bat we have definite information for the counties, Mush, 
.Pawnee, Edwards, Kiowa, Comanche i Barton, Stafford, Pratt, Bar- 
ber, Ellsworth, Mice, Reno, Kingman, Harper, . . >n, Ear 1 
Sedgwick, Sum si", and Marion, and parts of Clark, Ford, He I 
ss, ELM is, Russell, Lincoln, Saline, and Dickinson, in 
ch the fly is known to be present in dair . Many 
fields in Dickinson, Ellsworth, Saline, Mice, and Barton cc: 
ties will be a total failure. In fact the infestation is heavier 
than two years ago, when this area suffered such a heavy los . 
CHI] M^rus :-. 
South _ J. 0. Pepper (May 10): The first report of the chinch bug on 
Carolina corn , rC;P F a i r field County. This insect was present in 
large numbers in this section the latter part of la.st year. 
Illinois C. H. Cha and J. H. Bigger (May ): -he weather of I 
presr. as been rainy, with temperatu: lormal 
