Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (September 20): Armyworms and several species of 
cutworms are uriu dually numerous arid are cutting dp withe young wheat 
plants in many fields. 
.••■'. ■■-••■'■■■•■ .WHITE-LINED SPHINX ( S-ohinx line at a F.)'' 
Maine. H. 3. Peirson (August): This moth has "been seen abundantly this year 
hovering over flowers in gardens^ .. in. .cehtral' arid southern Maine. Numerous 
inquiries have also been received concerning it from various places in 
the State, it being often mistaken for' a' hummingbird. ■••■'• t' 
Michigan. R, Hut soil (September 20): Has boon re-ported from all over the State. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (September 2*0; Has been very abundant in both the larval 
and adult stages throughout the State'.- ■■ -The larvae in many cases are 
feeding on purslane and other weeds, so that their presence has not 
■■■■'■ ' created a serious problem. - '■■'• ' ■ • 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP' INSECTS 
. /-,::'■ WHEAT 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga destructor Say) •- ■• 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (September): While the infestation in the 1937 wheat crop 
was very light,, eggs are now abundant on volunteer wheat in some counties 
showing a very low infestation in July. 
Wisconsin./ E. L. Chambers (September '20'): Once so abundant that it resulted 
. "in .the abo'ndbnin'g of winter wheat raising in the State, the hessian fly 
is making its appearance on grain after many years' absence. Eggs and 
larvae observed on volunteer grain in 'Lane and Jefferson Counties. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (August 6): Specimens collected on one of the 
Station plots at Fargo. Some of the plots are infested as high as 50 
'percent — Hope : Reward cross. (September 17): An examination' of most of 
' the varietal wheat plantings on the station grounds brought the average 
infestation rather low, about U percent. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 23): Summer and fall stubble surveys indicate 
a scarcity of live flaxseeds over a considerable part of Missouri. How- 
ever, throughout the northeastern and most of the eastern and southeastern 
parts' of the State they are present in sufficient numbers to cause worry, 
where growers found conditions favorable for seeding early. Over most of 
the State, however, scarcity of rainfall is holding back seeding or, at 
■least, wheat sprouting, so that it now appears that comparatively little 
wheat in this State will be up and exposed to flies even where they are 
■'■'- -'abundant'/ enough to cause worry. ■ ' ■■ ■-■ 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (September- 25) : Hessian fly is not depositing eggs at 
this writing. 
