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Illinois. W. P. Flint (June 21): Chinch bugs were reduced to light or 
moderate numbers throughout the infested area, ilo damage to small grain 
is anticipated in the southern third of the State. From light to moder- 
ate damage in the northwest fourth of the State is possible. Old bugs 
in all areas are leaving small grain and flying to corn, and some arc 
ovipositing in corn. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (June 20) : Continuous cold heavy rains have 
apparently held the chinch bugs in check everywhere, ilo young bugs 
have hatched. All indications point to very little damage to small 
grains and almost a week of rain and cloudy weather to date may also 
eliminate any great danger to corn. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (June 21): Chinch bug adults are fairly well dis- 
tributed but no nymphs have been found. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 2k) : The chinch bug infestation is quite spotted 
and is heaviest in the western part of the State. Throughout the cen- 
tral and southern parts of Iowa winter mortality was very high, in some 
counties running over 90 percent. In Henry, Jefferson, and Washington 
Counties the white fungus disease killed many bugs. The spring has been 
too cold for the adults to lay the normal number of eggs. In some 
fields the infestation still runs as high as 50 adults per linear foot 
of drill row of small grain. The heavy growth of foxtail and other 
summer grasses will probably be sufficient to hold the nymphs in many 
fields until they attain the imago stage. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 26): With the continued rainfall the chinch 
bug has not been able to develop normally; in fact, with each succeed- 
ing rain it has been losing ground in the State. At the present tine 
there is one center of slightly heavier infestation in north-central 
Missouri, a second in the northwestern part, and a third in the west- 
central part, but in none of these areas is the situation particularly 
alarming. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 27): Chinch bugs are scarcer in Kansas than 
they have been at harvest time for several years. Very few old or 
young bugs can be found. Some oggs are present, 
Oklahoma. C, F. Stiles (June 21): The chinch bug situation is greatly 
improved. The infestation ranges from a trace in some counties to an 
average of throe per linear foot of drill row. Heavy rains have fallen 
through the northeastern grain belt of the State during the past h8 
hours and I doubt that there will be any migration. 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga destru ctor Say) 
Ohio. T. H, Parks (June 25): Hessian fly is quite abundant in the wheat 
crop almost ready to be harvested. Abundance of rains late in May and 
the first 3 weeks of June have brought this pest to the front very 
rapidly. The situation was quite satisfactory last fall, with very 
little infestation. ITow the insect is very abundant and there are many 
