weather reports are for watmer, and if the weather conditions 
are favorable for good plant growth, and also for the increase 
of the predacious and parasitic enemies, I "believe the greenbug 
has done all the injury it will do* 
S« J « Hunter (April 20): On April 10 we received from Crystal 
Springs, in Harper County, a package of wheat infested with 
greenbugs. Mr* Beamer of this Department returned yesterday 
from that region and reports one 40 acre field infested with 
greenbugs, with a few dead spots appearing in the field. He 
found no hymenopterous parasites, but an abundance of ladybirds* 
He reports from 8 te 10 coecinellid larvae in 3 inches of drill 
row. In his judgment these predacious insects will prove more 
effective than any remedial measures we could institute. After an 
extended survey through Harper County he found only one other 
field of wheat in which they were present in appreciable numbers. 
The wheat is in an excellent condition, and, in his judgment, 
there will be no material loss. 
E. E. Russell and C H. Gable (April 20): In Wichita, Archer, 
lexas Young, and Parker Counties a number of colonies of Toxoptera 
were developed. These spread to some extent and threatened 
some injury. At this time, however, parasites have practically 
exterminated the older colonies, and the new infestations are 
being so effectively controlled that little damage is anticipated, 
and hhe farmers, in general, feel that there is premised a better 
grain crop than for a number of years. The situation in Collins, 
Grayson, Denton, and Cooke Counties is much the same, except 
that the control by parasites has been much more complete, so that 
in many fields previously infested it is difficult to find any 
of the aphids* 
Oklahoma Ernest E. Scholl (April 25): We have just assisted in conducting 
a very successful dusting experiment on greenbugs in the heavily 
infested greenbug field seven miles west of Stillwater in which 
nicotine dust was used. The results so far show 90 per cent 
mortality whih no bad effects on lady beetles - 
New Mexico W*- E- Emery (April o): This aphid is attacking certain varieties 
of fall wheat in Dona Ana County, doing considerable damage, 
spots being nearly entirely killed- About 60 per cent of the 
crop is damaged* 
R- Middlebrook (April ll): Since writing you last, I note a 
heavier percentage of damage by the greenbug to the wheat, the 
increase being about 10 per cent, making the total damage 20 per 
cent in the several fields of wheat which I have under observation. 
WHEAT STRAW^ORM ( Harmolita grandis Riley) 
Missouri H. E. Roberts (April 6): In Jefferson County adults appeated 
moreeabundant about the straw pile than over the field, though 
generally distributed- Wheat followed wheat; the stubble was not 
