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Missouri. L. Haseman (July 27): The stubble' survey is practically completed 
for the State and will be reported by the fly survey committee in August. 
Infestation is heavy across central Missouri. ' 
WH~AT-ST3M SATOLY ( Cephas cinctus Hort. ) 
STorth Dakota. J. A. Munro (August 17): The wheat-stem sawfly was reported from 
Glenburn. The report stated that it had caused 30 per cent of the wheat stems 
to break over. 
WHEAI &£M MAGGOT ( l.leromyza americana Fitch) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (August 23): Wheat stem maggot injury to wheat and 
barley has been unusually severe during the past year over South Dakota. 
SAY'S PLAIT 3UG ( Chlorochroa sayi Stal) 
Utah. G. P. Hnowlton (August 1): Say's plant bug is doing serious damage to 
wheat heads at Ibapali. 
CORIT 
CHIHCH DUG (Bli_s§us leucopterus Say) 
Ohio. 3. W. Mendenhall (August 17): in some sections of Franklin County the 
chinch bug did some damage to sweet corn. Hardly a -'ear passes without an 
outbreak somewhere in Ohio. 
Illinois. J. H. Bigger (August 15): The chinch bug is moderately abundant in 
western Illinois. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 22): !2he chinch bug is: moderately abundant in the 
southern tier of counties. 
Wisconsin. 3. L. Chambers (August 22): Chinch bugs have been reported doing 
considerable injury for the first time in years in the vicinity of LaCrossc, 
and along the Mississippi River in Pi :rcc, Pepin, and Buffalo Counties. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (August): The chinch bug is damaging 
corn in Lake, Itasca, Hennepin, and Goodhue Counties. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 25): The summer brood of the chinch bug is quite 
abundant in some sections but the abundant rainfall over the infested area 
is preventing serious damage. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (August 15): Chinch bugs arc scarce at Manhattan, and report- 
ed as being very abundant at Sedgwick. 
Oklahoma. C. E. Sanborn (August 24): The chinch bug is very abundant. Dispersing 
August 14. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (August): i Chinch bug damage to a lar^e field 
of corn observed at Dublin, August S. (R. 3. Decn and G. L. Bond. ) 
