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F. D. Butcher (July 2k): We examined 30 fields in Page County 
and easily found the fly in all of them. The damage varies, 
"but averages from 3 to 5 "bushels per acre for the county. The 
total loss is from $100,000 to $125,000 on 35,000 acres. 
L. Haseman (June 27): Reports of serious damage from the 
Hessian fly have beai received from Buchanan County and that 
vicinity. (July): Stubble records from experimental plats 
over the State show that the Hessian fly is very abundant and 
certain to seriously affect the next crop if thorough and 
concerted efforts at control are neglected. The fly is "coming 
back" stronger in the southern and northern portions of the 
State and is less abundant in the central part. 
C. N. Ainslie (June 26): There is considerable infestation in 
Golden Valley County by the spring brood of larvae. Excess 
moisture in June may cause a partial summer generation that 
will injure grain just above the joints. 
M. H. Swenk (June 15-July 1): During the last two weeks in 
June the Hessian fly infestation was somewhat more general than 
was realized on June 15 over the portion of southeastern Nebraska 
lying west of Cass, Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson, Johnson, and 
Pawnee Counties. Saunders, Dodge, and Butler Counties seem to 
be very generally infested, a condition which extends less 
intensely west to Merrick County, in the general region of 
the lower Platte Valley. Westwardly along the Kansas border 
the infestation extends to Redwillow County, Furnas County "being 
very generally infested. However, owing to^the excellent growing 
conditions for the wheat, the loss apparently will be much 
less than it threatened to be. 
J* W. McColloch (July 10): Cut of 606 crop reporters, 3 2 
reported fly damage on June l6. Infestations are located generally 
throughout the State. These reports coincide with our surveys, 
and we have every season to believe that the data furnish a good 
idea of the distribution. The spring was cool, with excessive 
rainfall. (July 11): The second spring brood of the Hessian 
fly was. especially large and caused much fallen wheat at harvest 
time. The present indications are that the fly will be one of 
our major problems throughout the remainder of the year. The 
State has been amply supplied with moisture this year, which 
again is ideal for the development of the fly. 
GREATER WHEAT-STEM MAGGOT ( Meromyza americana Fitch) 
L» Haseman (July): In some fields this spring as much as 25 
per cent of the wheat heads were killed by this pest. The 
infestations were local mostly in the western half of the State. 
R, L. Webster (July 3) • Infestations in Cass and Richland 
Counties are causing "white heads" in wheat and other small 
grains. There is the usual amount of damage. 
