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GREEN BUG- ( Toxootera gr a mi nun Rond. ) 
Kansas J» W, KcColloch (February 23): Te have had no reoorts of the 
green "bug in the State this '"inter. 
CORN 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn. ) 
Michigan C, B. Dibble (February 20): 1± may be of interest to note 
that another lot of Microbraco n g$ echiae Ashm, , a native 
parasite, '"as bred from corn-borer material collected by 
myself at Monroe -luring the summer of 1927. The determination 
of this species ^a s made by Mr. A. B, Gahan of the Unit el 
States Bureau of Entomology* 
It is also of interest to note that the fungus Sporotrichum 
globulif erum , as determine! by Prof, Pettit, was likewise 
obtained from the experimental plots at the Michigan State 
Corn- Borer Station near Monroe, 
CL0 Tr 3R 
CLOVER SEED MIDGE ( Dasyneura le-^uminicol a Lint.) 
Illinois J, H. Bigger (February 18): Much damage probable in 1928, 
Fall conditions favored late broo' 7 in central part of State. 
CLOVER SE^D CHALCID ( Bruchophagus funebris Howard) 
Illinois J. H, Bigger (February 18): Fall conditions "rere favorable 
in central part of State for late-brood chalcids. It seems 
likely that there '-ill be considerable damage in 1928. 
FRUIT INSECTS 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
APHIIDAE 
Test Virginia r;„ E. Rumsey (February 20): Our field man reports aphis 
eggs generally distributed but not abundant. 
Illinois '7, p. Flint (February 21): Only moderate to very small numbers 
of aphid eggs have been found on apple Wgs in the orchards 
in central Illinois. In many orchards it is practically im- 
possible to find e^^p even after several hours' seatch. 
Missouri L. Haseman (February 24): The abundance of.arjhis eggs on the 
trigs of apple and haw seerrs to vary materially in the dfffereit 
orchards in central Missouri. Some trjes are heavily infested, 
others show only small numbers of eggs. 
