Michigan 
Indiana 
Nebraska 
dented numbers- In Ulster- and. --Dutchess Counties. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
R. H. Pett.i/t/ (June .17).: . Rose chafers sere just appearing. They 
are in- -/-large numbers, and are : doing -great damage. 
J. J. Davis (June 27): The rose beetle has been very abun- 
dant in the. northern -cart of the .State 'damaging all kinds of 
garden rjlants; and they were responsible for killing many chick- 
ens and young ducks. 
M. H. Swenk (June 20): Hundreds of young chickens were re- 
ported killed by eating rose chafer beetles in Lincoln County 
during the first week in June. 
Ohio 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Nebraska 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT 
HESSIAN ELY (Ph^tophaga destructor Say) 
T. H. Parks (June): In southern and central counties the in- 
festation has increased over last year. Not much damage has 
been done, to the wheat as the infested straws are not broken 
over though some fields average between 30 and 40 per cent of 
the straws infested. The annual wheat insect survey is now in 
progress.. - 
J. J. Davis (June 27): Hessian fly is quite general over 
the State with some sections, notably the southwest corner, 
with very heavy infestations. Early in June frequent reports 
were received from central Indiana of noticeable fallen wheat. 
J. H. Bigger (June 17): The Hessian fly is very abundant 
over western Illinois. : .'Many fields of wheat are not worth 
cutting because of damage. It is easy to see fallen straws 
while driving by the fields. Sot 10 fields are already plowed 
under. 
S. C. Chandler ( June) : Infestation in most fields examined 
in. southern Illinois is heavy. 
M. H. Scenic (June 1):, .The Hessian fly is. very abundant in 
a large area in southeastern Nebraska. The infestation has 
expanded somewhat and been greatly intensified during the past 
six weeks. There arc two distinct areas of serious infesta- 
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