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Missouri A. ?. Satterthwait (April 10) : No deposition of eggs* Pupation 
is just beginning within the flaxseed in St* Louis County* 
The abundance is greatly reduced fro:n the fall of 1921- 
R* C. Lange (April ll): Volunteer wheat in Franklin County 
is 100 per cent infested, and crop wheut is nearly as "badly 
infested. This locality shows the heaviest infestation found 
in the St* Lcuis County neighborhood. Pupation is just 
"beginning. 
CKI1ICE BUG ( Blissus leuco^terus Say) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (April 20): '"e anticipate heavy infestations in 
a larger section of the State than last year. The center of 
infestation has noved northward. All count-ies in the northern 
half of the State are "ore or less infested- Bugs were active 
but not flying a few weeks ago* To date none have "been 
observed flying from winter quarters* 
South Dakota H* C Severin (April 7): Infestations exist in 3on Hoboes, 
Douglas, and Charles Mix Counties. The bugs case through 
the winter in good condition* 
miO^-SUGAR-CAIE APHID ( Sirha fl^va Forbes) 
Texas E* E* Russell (April ll): At Gainesville conditions are very 
different with regard to Sirha flay a , for this pest occurs 
in from 50 to 75 per cent of the fields in this section* 
Often the colonies are very sr.all* then again they get to be 
of good size, sorae of then affecting fror. 15 to 35 acres* 
While the grain is net so completely killed, as in the case of 
Toxoptera. work, the stand is ruined in r^any cases and the 
reimaining plants, are spindling and sickly looking* In two 
fields of fall-sown wheat, about 100 acres, which were 
examined on Friday of last week, large colonies averaging 
agron 15 to 20 feet in diameter occurred every few yards over 
the entire area* It would be safe to say that at least 50 
per cent of the crop had already been injure i, but the most 
discouraging thing in this connection is the fact that the 
parasites, except ladybugs, do not appear to be iraking nuch 
headway. I have never found uore than 5 per cent tc have been 
attacked by the true parasites, and in ray examination of 
the two fields just mentioned I was not able to find a single 
one parasitized* 
GfHEEMBUGr ( Tom cm" sra ^ramanum Rond.) 
Kansas G* A. Dean (April 17): Reporters who have been in south- 
central Kansas, looking into the grsenbug situation, report 
that they have the farmers fairly well organized for Tlo-*dng 
under the infested spots. In fact, irany of the spots were 
plowed under before they left that part of the State. The 
