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OUTSTAHDIMJ ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES OP JUIE I921. 
The chinch "bug situation continues to loon up as the 
cost serious entonological situation in Indiana, southern 
Illinois, Missoui-i, northwestern corner of Ohio and northern 
Texas . 
The Hessian fly situation is not generally as serious 
as anticipated. Hov/ever], it is still a serious problem in Indiana 
and KG-SSDuri, vrhile severe dana^e is reported fr on parts of 
North Carolina, A very general infestation but not serious in 
intensity' is reported from Nebraska vdth a slight local outbrealc 
in Oregon, 
The njost serious outbreaks of cutvrorn in the Hipper Ivlississippi 
Valley are reported from North Dakota, Ifebraska and Iowa; the' 
outbreaks being conplicated by the number of species involved. 
An outbrealc of the jail arny-^rn in Alabama may be the 
forerunner of a series of outbreaks in the ^Mississippi Valley. 
The/^lr^ater Vheat sten j-iaggot has developed a serious 
outbreak in Oregon Qnd this insect is also reported as being 
decidedly on the increase in destructiveness in Illinois and 
Nebraska, 
For the first time in the history of the State Entomological 
Service the pea aphis is occurring in serious numbers in Colorado. 
It is also reported as being unusually numerous in Nebraska, 
Though a heavy brood of white grub is due this year* as yet 
no heavy outbreaks have been reported. 
Grasshoppers are very serious in southwestern lov/a, north- 
western Minnesota, parts of South Dakota, southern I^febraska and parts 
of Oregon, while a serious outbreol: in TTi scons in is reported as being 
the worst since 1890. 
Among the fruit insects the rose chafer is reported as 
being much r-ore numerous than usual in New York, ^felss^.chusetts, 
Connecticut, Ohio and Indiana. Damage to grqpes being the most 
conspicuous injury teported. 
Heavy infestations of Vineyards by the grape leaf hopper 
are reported from Columbia and Orange Counties, Ifew York. This 
pest is also unusiially abundant in Ohio and Ifcbraska, 
West Virginia reports the plum curculio as worse tl:is j'Sc.r tlian 
ever before, while Missouri reports the worst outbreak since I9O0. 
It is also occurring in rather unusual numbers in Liassachusetts, 
Connecticut, parts of Ifevf York, Delavr.re and Indiana. 
