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present time parasites are "becoming abundant in the heavily 
infested fields, and the aphids are fast disappearing. 
SMOT BEETLE ( Phalacrus politus Melsh. ) 
M» H, Swenk (July 25): Luring the last few days in June and the 
first week in July the smut beetle, Phalacrus politus, was reported 
as exceedingly nunercus in "badly smutted wheat fields in Dawes 
and Morrill Counties. 
CORN 
CHINCH BUG ( 31 ism s leuconterus Say) 
J. R.- Watson (July 30): The chinch "bugs have been quite destructive 
at Gainesville to St. Augustine grass lawns as usual at this season 
of the year. 
E. W. Mendenhall (July 12): The chinch "bug is doing some damage 
in Darke County. Some methods will have to "be resorted to in order 
to protect the cornfields, 
J. J. Davis (July 26) r The chinch "bug has shown up in spotted 
areas and the first report did net come in until July 19, which 
was unusually late. Reports of damage have come from Union City. 
Kentland, Portland, Montmorenci, and Linton* 
W„ P. Flint (July 20): The expected outbreaks of the chinch hug 
throughout south-central and central Illinois have occurred at the 
time of small-grain harvest. The area where serious infestation 
has occurred is limited to counties in bhe southwest centr 1 
part of the State, and one or bwO court ies in the c er.tr rl area. The 
damage is spotted, "but quite severe in seme cases. The combined 
creosote and calcium cyanide harriers have given very good control. 
Present weather conditions are very favorable to the chinch bug. 
M, H. Swer.k (July 25): The chinch bug. which began its movement 
from the wheat and other small grains into the corn in southeastern 
Nebraska from June IS to 20, as reported last month, reached the 
maximum of this migration from June 25 to July 6, and the migration 
was practically over throughout the State by July 11. The pest 
caused more or less serious losses to corn in l6 counties of south- 
eastern Nebraska. 
L. Haseman (July 23): With the early spring dry spell the chinch 
bug bred abundantly and proved a real problem in a number of the 
central counties following wheat harvest. The migration of the 
very young bugs from wheat stubble to corn resulted in considerable 
damage to corn, and if the summer and fall should prove particularly 
dry I suspect that the second brood would do still farther damage 
to the crop. 
J. W» McColloch (July 17) : The chinch-bug situa + ion is still bad 
