A STEM MAGGOT (M eromyz a nigriventris Macq. ) 
Oregon T. R. Charnberlin (April 30): First adults out \vr\l " jr ^ 
at Forest Grove and vicinity, fairly 
the month. 
T7H2AT -hOIHT WORM (llarmo lita tritici Fitch)' 
Oregon T. R. Charnberlin (April 30): The first adults were out 
April 27 in Molalla and vicinity. This is 10 days later 
than last year. Tkore was very little development during 
the first half of April owing to cool backward weather, "out 
development was very rapid after the 20th. The parasite 
Eiirytoma pai v a Phillips had all pupated, by April 20, 
. pupation having taken place very reomyin most cases. 
None had issued oy the end of the month. Eupelminus 
sal tat or Lind. was common in the field -dbrring the last 
one- third of the month. Di^rcj;jinot^r_ aureoviridis 
Crawford is in the larval stage. 
CORN 
CHI ITCH BUG (Blissus l eucopterus Say) 
Illinois W. P. Flint (May 19): The weather daring early Hay was 
rather unfavorable to chinch bugs and a slight reduction 
in numbers occurred. This redaction, however, was not 
sufficient to make any material difference in the 
threatened outbreak and it, seems likely that we will have 
very serious damage in the south- central counties of the 
State. The old bugs are so numerous in some cases as 
to be killing the wheat. In localities where no wheat 
is grown the eggs are very abundant in oats. This is 
true also in some localities where both wheat and oats 
occur. Ho young bugs have been seen in the fields as 
yet, altho\\gh eggs are present in lar^e numbers. 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 23): The area from Columbia west and to 
the southwest is badl^r infested with chinch bugs, and unless 
wet weather continues we are sure to have heavy losses. 
Kansas H. R. Bryson (Ma- 23): Dr. E. G. Kelly reported chinch 
bugs very abundant from Miami County south to the Oklahoma 
line and west as far as Sumner County in volunteer oats, 
wheat, and barlejr May 8. Owing to the mild winter, the 
extensive burning campaign carried on over this area did 
not prove so effective as if the winter had been severe. 
Scattered reports from May 1 to 5 show that chinch bugs 
were numerous in rye at Vermillion and were killing the 
oats in a field at Stark. 
