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GEINCH BUS ( Blissus l eucoct-rus Say) 
E. P. Felt {July 26): There was a somewhat marked though 
probably Local infestation by the chinch bug on lawns in Port 
ChesterV^ana Groarr.yich, Conn., in the case of the former, 
areas of possibly a quarter of an acre "being almost entirely 
destroyed. 
T. H. Parks (July 15): The chinch bug is almost entirely 
absent from our State in spite of the very dry spring and 
. summer. None were observed q-j i he entomologists on the wheat- 
insect survey and ro reports have been' received of the insect 
injuring corn. 
#. P. Flint (July :17): Throughout much of the central 
and south-central parts of Illinois the rainfall has been very 
much less than normal, and the temperature has been quite high 
during the "-'months of April ?nd May and the first half of 
July. This has provided an ideal condition for the chinch 
bug and the small numbers of bugs present early in the season 
have produced a maximum number of offspring so that slight 
damage has occurred to corn adjoining wheat in Christian, 
Macon, S a ngamon, Cass, Shelby, and a few adjoining south-central 
Illinois counties. 
H. E. Jaques (July): The chinch bug is reported absent 
except in Clay and Jackson Counties where it is scarce. 
L. Hasernan (July 26): Several counties in central Missouri 
are b-dly overrun. The^^re mostly winged and now in corn. 
C. F. Stiles. (July 19): Chinch bugs are very abundant in 
the north-central and southwestern parts of the State. Con- 
siderable injury is being don2 to feed crops. 
R. ".V. Earned (July 22): Three reports regarding infestation 
Of corn have been received at this of J 'e r: : Jul *, Medium 
injury to corn was reported from Ire. . -•" 3unty, 
on July 19. a slight infestation was : sd i Drew, Sun- 
flower County, o., July 5. A core per". . o, Do Soto 
County, sent in the following rep: '. ca July 14: "-my have 
destroyed the corn and grass in this particular field." 
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COM BILLBUGS ( ohenop hnrus sp . ) 
K. C. Sulli"--.n (July 1): Corn billbugs are serious in the 
lowl-nds in southeastern Mis sou:!. 
M. H. Swenk ( Ju 3 30): Around the middle of June corn 
billbugs w e i do: I i in'the E ... rr >art of 
Sarpy County. The species concerned were fpheno ho rus -c-qualis 
Cyll. and S. meianoccph.-lus Fab. 
