INSECT PEST SURVEY 
13 L L E T I N 
VOL. 1, 
June 1, 1921. 
No. 2. 
West 
Virginia. 
South 
Carolina. 
Ohio. 
Indiana. 
Illinois. 
Iowa. 
CEREAL AID FORAGE CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT . 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say. ) 
W. Er Rumsey (May 23). "We have received no reports of chinch bug 
in West Virginia this year." 
J. M. El eager, county agent of Saluda County (April 1). 
light infestation distributed v/idely over the county, " 
"A very 
H, A. Gussard (April 28), "We noticed chinch bugs flying freely at 
Wooster today." (May 21). "There are more chinch bugs than usual 
scattered all over the northern half of the State, but they are not 
present in sufficient numbers t o be considered a menace. So far as 
known to me there are only two or three counties along the western 
border of the State that have chinch bugs in considerable numbers; 
perhaps Defiance County and Williams County have more than other 
counties. I think there are no unusual numbers at all in Erie, 
Ottawa, or Lucas Counties." 
J. J. Davis (May 17). "Apparently most of the bugs have left their 
winter quarters and are to be found in fields of snail grain, es- 
pecially wheat and barley. Chinch bugs are as abundant as antici- 
pated and plans are being made for a State-wide campaign. It is 
hoped to have one or more companies handling creosote to establish 
supply stations in the State." 
W. P. Flint (May 17). "The cool spring delayed the flight of chinch 
bugs to the vheat. The general flight did not occur until the first 
week of May. Eggs are just being deposited, none have hatched to 
date. Th6 most serious outbreak covers the lover half of the State, 
the southern line extending across the center of Jackson County to 
the northeastern corner of Wabash County, and the northern line ex- 
tending across the middle of Calhoun County , running across the 
southern border of Christian County, End including practically ell 
of Crawford County. The counties in which examinations have been 
made indicate that the bugs will be fully as bad as anticipated, per- 
haps a little more abundant than we at first thought 
F. A. Fenton (April 23). i! I saw wheat fields in Decatux County 
which had been badly taken by chinch bugs last fall. At the time of 
my visit this spring (April 23) the bugs were working in vixeat but a 
lot of them were found in the grass along the of the fields. 
This is the first record of chinch bugs in Iowa for about 25 years; 
at least, as far as our records are concerned.'' 
