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lowa. H. E. Jaques (March 25): Chinch hugs are coming out of hibernation 
in large numbers in southeastern Iowa. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 24): Notwithstanding the severe cold, the 
chinch bugs have wintered rith only 10 to 20 Percent mortality in 
the' highest mortality counts. Some of our counts in the recent survey 
shor from 500 to 1,000 bugs per bunch grass clump approximately 6 
inches in diameter, but generally the numbers of bugs are fewer than 
they vere a year ago. Over most of the corn-growing section of the 
State there are enough hibernating bugs to cause serious damage 
should re have a dry soring and summer. 
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Kansas. K. R. Bryson (March 25): No flight of chinch bugs has been ob- 
served. Counts reveal the fact that the winter survival was high. 
The number in hibernation showed moderate abundance. 
G3EEN BUG (Toxojrtera rrpminum Bond. ) 
Kansas. H. H. Bryson (March ?5): l"o green bugs found "ay S. £, Kelly in 
southern Kansas. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (March 24): The first report of green bugs reached 
me on March 21 from Comanche County. A few spots of injury are show- 
ing up in volunteer oats that were not Milled during the winter. 
HESSIAN ITLY ( Kryto-ohaga destructor Say) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 24): The hessian fly situation, as shorn by 
a State survey that has just been completed, indicates that from 
the tier of counties along the Missouri River south the infestation is 
serious, "practically all of the early seeded fields showing from 52 
to 90 percent of the plants infested, and, in many cases, with fields 
seeded on the previously announced safe- seeding date showing 10 
percent or nore of the plants infested. Many of the worst infested 
fields have already been reseec'ed to oats and other fields will 
undoubtedly be abandoned later. In central Missouri we find consider- 
able numbers of dead "flaxseeds", but the mortality seemingly is not 
due to parasitization. ^e do not believe, however, that the winter, 
with the fine blanket of shot, is responsible for their death. 
Kansas. II. H. Bryson (March 26): E. G. Kelly reports hessian fly 
abundant with considerable damage to wheat in the 25 counties in 
southern and eastern Kansas. 
Oklahoma.. C. f. Stiles (March 24): The center of infestation seems to be 
r round Billings, on the Noble and Garfield County line, in the hea.rt 
of our best wheat-growing section. Some fields last fall had 60 
percent infestation. Scattering reports have also been received from 
nearby counties stating that hessian flies are worse than they have 
been for a number of years. 
