Indiana 
Ohio 
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J. J« Davis (June 15) . ''Tr^e Hessian fly is abtaidant as reported in last 
letter, and fallen wheat is 'bexa^ noted in all sections. Pamirs in 
some sections are cutting as early as possible, hoping to eliminate a 
portion of the lovsuos due to lato fallen v/heat," 
T. H. Paris. "Greatly decreased as ccmpr.red mth 1920; only a few fields 
are visibly dacnaged, Irf^Ftatior In uine central coi^nties will be near 
10 per cent of 'tiC strar'; fhir rcr.'i'r sc^r.ta v;hat sur-^ived of the late wave, 
or eggs which -ware depo&ited during tno middle of October," 
H. A. Gossard (June 23). In roost cmmties Hessian fly is nominally 
present and in those coun''-,?Q3 where t:ie infesta-cion runs higher than 10 
to 15 per cent the porocni-.^.g3 of parasitism is very high, generally in 
the neighborhood of 80 aiiJ 90 per cent. 
Minnesota C. N. Ainslie (Hay 24) . "Quite a number of winter wheat fields were 
examjr^ed carefxaiy but I could find no trace of Hessian fly in any of 
them. " 
Wisconsin C. L. Plu:kB (June 8) . Hessian fly is rare in "i/isconsin but is more 
conmon than usual at Richland Center. 
Nebrasia Myron H. Swenk (May 15) . "Hossjan fly is widely distributed in for the 
most p??t rmiPll and no^ide struct ive n^unbers over soatheastem Nebraska. 
Ill 7/3.x«:l'.dTig{:cn County, ho'vvsvtr, thi'.s jrsnt is prrogent in decidedly in- 
juriov.s •'.t.ar^.daicQ , and «iqp3 injury is being done in the extreme south- 
eastern comer of the State eD.so." 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 12) . "In central Ilissouri they are now largely in the 
flaysoed rtag3, with as many a3 40 ocLd flaxseed to a single tiller in 
some o£S9c, (June 15) "jx 9t" <?te~-wir?e su:i''vey is bojng made which is not 
yet completed, Fercfjntage irfefstatlor. .oa the several counties is being 
wori^d o-it, but this is net ^it coir.pj.etHd. Tract !':■ ally the entire State 
with the exception of a small area alcog the nor';hem border and about 
15 counties in the south-central part of the State is infested." 
Oregon L. P. Roclcvood (June 1) . "Heavy infe3tat5.®n of spring and v/inter wheat 
at Pleasant Hill apparently due to favorable local conditions and the 
practice of planting wheat on wheat. The second spring generation were 
on the wing about Jtme 1. Infestation ranging frcm nothing to 40 per 
cent." 
A. L. Lovett (June 17) 
active Jtme 1. 
Generally below average in abundance. Adults 
PALE TTESTERN CUT770RLi ( Porosagrotis orthogonia Morr. ) 
North C. M". Ainslie (June 4). "Several experi'merts with poisoned bran have been 
DaJcota tried out at Beach v/ithout t?ryy mar.i'^cL £r.ccesG. Possibly the fact that 
several species may be present pr-^t-x^.ts tj^se tiia^.s having the value 
they m.lghc po.<333ss, if tr":v wer-^ co?-'<L-3nd";j:g only with Porosagrotis ortho- 
.goni.a. One reliable far.uer •'olC. m:. y-ist^^-day of finding 17 cutworms in a 
sp?:^o of one square foot in h^G fif-jidu In raost cornfields I found one to 
5 cutworms in every hill of very yoting com," 
