Vol. 6 August 1 1926 No. 6 
OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES IN THE UNITED STATES FOR JULY, 1926 
The most significant entomological development that came to the attention 
of the Survey during the month of July was the extension of the territory known 
to he infested by the ...:<• iala ( - ala orien tal is Waterh„)f, In Volume II, page 
tA , of the Insect Pest Survey Bulletin., an account of the original discovery of 
.this pest at New Haven is given, and a "brief account of its serious development 
and ultimate control in Hawaii. In the current number cf the Bulletin it is re- 
corded from Jericho (L. I,) s and Jit. Vernon, IT, Y 4 
The Hessian fly is reported decidedly more abundant in west-central Ohio 
and the northern two-thirds of Indiana, menacing early sovn wheat in this region. 
The green bug appeared in serious numbers in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, 
Minnesota, and South Dakota during the month. This is the first green-bug outbreak 
in this region since the inception of the Survey. 
Because of the late season the movement of the chinch bug from small grain 
to com was delayed until early July. The situation is reported as unfavorable 
in the Ohio River Valley westward to Nebraska and Kansas. 
The corn ear worm is unusually troublesome in the region west of the 
Mississippi River comprising the States of Iowa 9 Nebraska, and Kansas, It is also 
reported as damaging corn in South Carolina and Mississippi, 
In fhe Ohio River Valley the stalk borer is an outstanding pest this year 
in th « region extending from Chio_, through Indiana and Illinois, westward to 
Nebraska and Iowa and southward into Missouri and Kansas* 
The sugarcane beetle is reported for the first time as a serious pest of 
corn in Illinois. It is also doing considerable damage in Mississippi,, 
The alfalfa weevil has been found in Goshen County, *.7yo. , near the Nebraska- 
State Line 
The codling moth is reported as more numerous than usual in Indiana and 
Illinois, but on the Pacific Coast it is reported as decidedly less serious* 
A rather unusual infestation of apple orchards by the boxel&er bug is 
reported from Washington State. These bugs were doing considerable damage by 
puncturing the fruit. 
The apple seed chalcid is recorded for the first time as an apple pest in 
Mas sachus ett s. 
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