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Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 27): Melanotus sp. was reported to "be injuring 
Potatoes and tomato olants in a garden at Peru on June IS. 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (June 10): Wireworms are destroying bean seedlings 
in many fields in Big Horn County and wheat in Park County. 
CEREAL AND FOR AGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
CHINCH BUG (Blissus leucopterus Say) 
United States. P. N. Annand (June 19): Weather during the past few weeks 
has further reduced the chinch "bug infestation over the Com Belt 
States. Although hugs still occur in threatening numbers in some 
places, the infestation has been so reduced by rain that it is general 
only in limited areas, and in some States, including Kansas, Nebraska, 
and Wisconsin, the infestation had been reduced to the point where 
very little damage is expected. In Ohio and Indiana, however, the in- 
festation is still threatening, and latest reports from Missouri in- 
dicate that fairly high populations still occur in that State and it 
is expected that some bugs will migrate to corn. Infestation in 
Illinois has been so reduced that, with a continuation of present 
weather conditions, only relatively minor damage to corn- is expected. 
Damage to small grains has not been general, although in some areas, 
particularly in Iowa, isolated fields of barley show rather severe 
damage . 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (June 22): The chinch bug is seriously 
damaging several fields of corn in Anson, Chatham, and Pitt Counties. 
South Carolina. F. Sherman and W. C. Nettles (June 21): A number of out- 
breaks have been reported in the northeastern third of the State, in 
corn adjacent to small grains. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (June 25): Tne daily rains between June 15 and 2U 
helped greatly to control the chinch bugs. Apparently there is not 
much of a problem ahead for central and western Ohio counties, where 
the eggs have not yet hatched and the wheat will be cut in 10 days. 
Around Wooster and elsewhere in northeastern Ohio, the situation still 
remains serious. Wheat harvest is from 2 to 3 weeks away and many eggs 
are ready to hatch. Two weeks of dry weather will probably bring on 
an outbreak. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 25): The anticipated outbreak of chinch bugs 
has not materialized. During the week beginning June l6 heavy rains 
were prevalent throughout the State, materially aiding the development 
of fungus and also destroying many of the young bugs. There are still 
plenty of old bugs in small-grain fields, Particularly in the central 
and eastern parts of the State. LIBRARY 
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