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EALSE WLRBVORM (Eleodes spp. ) 
Colorado C. P. Gillette (July 12): Bewer complaints concerning false 
wireworms hare been received this year so far than during 
the two preceding years. However, several complaints have 
come to this office frcm Logan County through the county 
extension agent. Through him we have arranged some cooperative 
work on these worms. 
BLACK GRAIN-STEM SAWFLY (Trachelus tabidus Fabr. ) 
Maryland P. R. Myers (July 19) : An examination of material from our plats 
at Cambridge shows an increase of nearly 2 per cent in the 
infestation by this insect this summer. 
Virginia P % R. Myers (July 19) : There has been an increase of nearly 1 
per cent in the infestation by this insect in our plats at 
Warrenton. 
ENGLISH GRAIN APHID ( Macro siphun granaritp Kirby) 
Nebraska M, H. Swenk (July 1): Not since 1899 have there been so many 
complaints of an abundance of the English grain aphid on the 
wheat heads in southeastern Nebraska as there have been this 
spring. 
CORN 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leuco uterus Say) 
Michigan R. H. PSttit (July 19) : Ue had the first report of the chinch 
bug in this State this morning. It came from Union City, 
Branch County, where a cornfield is infested. 
Ohio 
Indiana 
T. H. Parks (July 19): Our wheat insect survey revealed some 
bugs present in the wheat, but there has been &© damage to wheat 
or com in any county. The corn is already large and will not 
suffer under the attack of the few chinch bugs present. 
J. J. Davis (July l6): Chinch bugs are abundant and causing 
injury in many sections of the State in the northern two-thirds. 
There are not as many reports to this office as last year. 
Prom reports the heaviest infestation occurs in TJhite and Jasper 
Counties. 
Iowa H. E, Jaques (July 11): The chinch bug is showing up rather 
seriously throughout southeastern Iowa and is doing considerable 
damage to wheat and corn and some of the other small grains. 
I have been working in some fields in Davis County, where rather 
heavy damage is being sustained. 
