volunteer whe.' 
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t s a result, v'hct fields drilled as late as 
the 4th of October in "ononr. County are heavily infested with 
the Hessian fly. The warn weather during the fall end i rinter 
has enabled a large percentage of the maggots to cotroletc their 
development during the rinter months. At the present time about 
1 per cent of the flies arc- in the maggot stage and about ready 
to transform into puparia... Reports of infestation in early- 
seeded fields have been received fron a number of counties in 
southern Iowa.. In a few counties perhaps as much as 50 per 
cent or more of the wheat will be destroyed. 
H. Z. Jaques ( ,,r arch 33): The situation seems to be very ser- 
ious in many parts of the State although a number of counties 
report "no wheat" ->nd others apparently only a light infesta- 
tion. Lee, 7oodbury, and Harrison Counties report a heavy aband- 
onment of wheat. 
G. C. Decker (March 25): I -hove recently made a second sur- 
vey trip to Let and adjacent counties and find the situation 
there almost as bad n s we found it in Monona and 'Jc stern Coun- 
ties, ""any fields examined no 1 / show fron 30 to 80 per cent of 
the plants infested and a. count of froia 65 to 200 flaxseeds per 
100 plants. 
Nebraska 
"'. H. Svehlc (March 20): 
abundanc e . 
The Hessian fly is found in moderate 
Kansas 
H. E. Bryson (""arch 20): The Hessian fly is found in moderate 
abundance in the central and northvestern parts of the State. 
Missouri 
L. Haseman (March 23): The Hessian fly is moderately abund- 
ant in central Missouri. Seems to have wintered well . Speci- 
mens collected March 19 had 50 Toer cent puoae on March 23. 
COHH 
Illinois 
Kansas 
CHDTCH BUG ( flirsus leuconterus Say) 
W. F. Flint (March 19): The chinch-hug mortality for the 
past vinter has been very low. If present weather conditions 
continue, severe damage fron this insect will occur throughout 
central Illinois. 
H. R. 3ryson (March 20): Chinch bug moderately abundant in 
22 counties in southeastern Kansas. '.'inter quarters well burned 
la.st December. 
L. Haseman (March 23): The- chinch bug has wintered veil but 
is not yet moving. 
