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TA3LE I . - Summarized figures on in festation "by the Hessian fly . 
District 
Per cent of 
straws infested. 
Di s t ri c t 
Per cent of 
straws infested. 
New York (l) 
.Pennsylvania (2) - - 
Maryland (2) - . 
Delaware (2) - - - - 
'.Vest Virginia, 
panhandle (2) - - 
Virginia (2) - - - - 
North Carolina (2) - 
Northern Ohio (3) - - 
Southern Ohio (3) - - 
Northern Indiana (3) - 
Southern Indiana (3) - 
Southern Illinois (3)- 
GRESN BUG 
2 
10 
18 
7 
17 
47 
Southern Michigan (3) 
Northern Kentucky (3) 
Southern Kentucky (3) 
Northern Tennessee (o) 
Southern Tennessee (3) 
Southern Missouri (4) 
Central Missouri (4) 
Northwestern Missouri (4) 
Southeastern Nebraska (4) 
Western Kansas (4) - - 
Fa stern Kansas (4) - - 
Northern Oklahoma (4) 
4 
15 
52 
3 
28 
21 
19 
14 
41 
14 
10 
4 
Early in March the green "bug ( Tpxp-ptefa g raminum Rond. ) was reported 
as being very abundant in south-central Kansas, and during late June and 
early July it became more prevalent than in several years in parts of 
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Colorado. Very considerable damage 
was done in many districts. 
CHINCH BUG 
The chinch bug ( Bli'ssus leuco -terms Say) has shown no 'unusual preva- 
lence during the past year over the greater part of the chinch bug belt. 
However, in -"arts of Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma the insect seeded 
to be decidedly on the increase, .and early in October a heavy flight to 
hibernating quarters was obsei'ved in Illinois. A small outbreak of this 
insect attacking St. Augustine grass was also reported late in the season 
from Fairfax, S. C. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL 
"The rrincipa.1 development of interest regarding the alfalfa weevil 
( Phytonomus mosticus Gyll.) has been the discovery that am overwhelming 
percentage of parasitism nay be completely offset in its economic effect 
by weather conditions. It is also interesting to record that alfrlfa 
(1) C. R. Crosby, Cornell University. 
(2) C. C. Hill, Bureau of Entomology, U. 5. D. A. 
(3) C. M. Packard, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. E. A. 
(4) J. R, Horton, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. D. A. 
