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Indiana. C. M. Packard (August 13): Infestations at harvest tine were light 
in the east-central and northeastern parts of the State. In the 
remainder of the State many fields were heavily infested, with atten- 
dant prospects of infestation in the wheat to "be sown next fall. 
These prospects are "being materially reduced "by continued drought 
and high mortality of the puparia. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (August): The hessian fly situation has changed 
markedly since the fall of 1935 ♦ At present there is a general moderate 
to heavy infestation in all parts of Illinois, with the exception of 
approximately the northeastern fourth of the State, where the infestation 
is low, running from 3 to 8 percent. In all other sections cf the 
State the infestation will run from 15 to 50 percent and will average 
ah out 30 percent for the western and southern sections, with the high- 
est infestation in the State showing on the east side of Crawford and 
Lawrence Counties. Owing to the extremely hot and dry weather, there 
has "been a high mortality of the fly in its summer, or flaxseed, stage. 
I t is prohahle that the infestation this fall will he moderate, even 
in areas where the infestation last spring was high* 
WHEAT JOINTWORM ( Harmolita tritici Fitch) 
Illinois. ¥. P. Flint (August): The wheat jointworm is of no importance 
in Illinois, except in the southern fourth of the State. It is 
fairly ahundant south of a line drawn through southern Madison, 
Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland, and Lawrence Counties. North of this 
line it is of no consequence. 
CORN 
CHINCH BUG (Blissus leucopterus Say) 
North Carolina. C. M. Brannon (August l6) : Late corn in Pitt County is 
"being seriously damaged. 
Indiana. C. Benton (August 13) : First-hrood adults still numerous and 
mating. Second "brood now in from first to fifth instar and ahundant 
in many fields in Tippecanoe County. Little mortality. Conditions 
mostly favorahle to development. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (August 20): Second-brood hugs have developed in 
moderate-to-large numbers over most of the central and northwest- 
central parts of the State* It is still too early to make any predictions 
for next year, "but apparently there will he a rather heavy carry-over. 
The infestations are, as in 1935, very spotted. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (August 23): Chinch bugs have done some rather serious 
damage in southern Iowa. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (August 22): Chinch bugs may be found in corn and 
sorghum fields in about all stages. They are not present in alarming 
numbers. 
