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California F. H. Wymore (March 29):.- Wireworms are moderately abundant 
at Chi co and are seriously damaging potatoes. 
A. E. Michelbacher (April 19): Hirewoms ( Anchastus cinerei- 
pennis Ssch. ) are doing sone da-nag e near Rio Vista. In some 
sugar- "beet fields they have reduced the crop about 5 tier cent. 
The larvae are quite numerous, but are not doing so much dam- 
age this year as last. In a portion of one field 300 larvae 
were gathered in 57 minutes on the 25th of March. The larvae 
were easily spotted by examining the soil around the wilted 
young seedling "beets. 
RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L. ) 
N rth Carolina W, A. Thomas (April 11): Red spiders are doing considerable 
damage to strawberries in the Chadbourn area. They are caus- 
ing some of the bearing plants to die and seriously weakening 
others. 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (April): Rather heavy infestations 
of red smders on evergreens and other ornamentals have been 
reported from a number of places in the State. These infesta- 
tions seem to be associated with continued' dry weather. (Ab- 
stract, J.A.H. ) 
Washington S. J. Newcomer (March 30): Hibernating mites are numerous 
in orchards at Yakima that were badly infested last year. Of 
1,140 mites found under bark just below the ground, 475, or 
42 per cent, were dead. Only about 2 per cent of the mites 
hibernating in codling moth bands above the snow line sur- 
vived. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phyto-phaga destructor Say) 
Ohio T. H. Parks (April 27): An examination of puparia taken 
April 11 from an early- so wi wheat field in Pickaway County 
showed heavy parasitism. A very few eggs were present then. 
An examination of wheat plants taken April 23 from the same 
field showed very few eggs present and no flaxseeds were lo- 
cated. An examination of a Franklin County field on April 
25 showed no eggs -oresent. This field was sown early last 
fall and 42 per cent of the plants were infested in November. 
Hessian fly is atvoarently not making any headway in central 
Ohio and eggs are difficult to find. 
