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still with the tendency to hide, characteristic of the bugs 
■ earlier in the season. 
The first noticeable flight of the bugs and the first mating in the 
field was observed on April 25, with the air temperature at 723 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (April 20): Chinch bugs apparently came through the 
winter with a very low mortality. There has been some flight during 
the last few days, but not all of the bugs are out of winter quarters. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 25): Chinch bugs were observed on the wing on 
warm days throughout central Missouri during the last 10 days. 
GREEN BUG ( Toxoptera graminum Rond.) 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (April 30); Green bugs are damaging wheat in parts 
of Harmon and Greor Counties. 
Texas. E. L. Thomas (April): Roport of damage to wheat by the green bug 
in Hale County on March 26; also in Eloyd County on April 5»" 
CORN 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta E.) 
Now Jersey. E. E. Dicke (April): The survival of pupae in cages in the 
later part of March was somewhat higher than in 1937 ( 2 6 .' 5 percent, as 
compared to 20.5 percent). In a field examination 13*3 percent of the 
pupae recovered were living. Above-normal precipitation late in the 
summer and early in the fall resulted in considerable mortality. Win- 
ter temperatures at Morris tov/n were about normal. The indications are 
that early maturing sweet corn in tho Burlington section in New Jersey 
will be somewhat less infested than in 1937* 
Virginia. F. E. Dicke (April): The survival of pupae in late March in 
cages established in mid- Sept ember, was slightly higher than in, simi- 
lar cages in 1937 (29«5 percent, as compared to 24.5 percent). In 
field examinations the survival was found to be somewhat lower than in 
1937 (27«3 percent, as compared to 37»0 percent). The heavy rainfall 
late in the summer and early in the fall of 1937 caused considerable 
mortality of pupae in the field. The moisture content of the soil was 
high throughout the fall and winter, a condition unfavorable for 
successful hibernation. Temperatures were above normal from December 
to March. With normal temperatures and precipitation in May and June, 
it is believed that the ear worm will probably be somewhat less abun- 
dant in northern Virginia than in 1937* 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April): Caged female moths are laying eggs in 
large numbers at Experiment. The first were obtained the night of 
April 26. 
Ohio. E. E. Dicke (April): The pupal survival in cages the last week of 
March was 10. 5 percent, as compared to 9 percent in 1937> when moth 
emergence in cages was first recorded at Marietta. The temperatures 
