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of fields in tiiich the fly v/orked in the r/heat to a noticeable 
extent in the spring of 1927 ■» '^o appreciable damage -nas done, 
except posa bly in Cass and Johnson Coijnties uhere a feT7 fields 
v;ere so-'.Tra too early in the fall of 192o or that had an infested 
stand of vol-unteer viieat that -.Tas left to help form a crop 
shoved some damage this spring. In no part of Nebraska Tvas Hes- 
sian fly damage severe or conspicuous during the past year. It 
'.Tas not difficult, hov-'ever, in certain localities to find stubble 
of the 1926-27 -.Tiater \7heat crop vath 7 or S out of 100 culms 
infested vrith puparia of the fly, and several counties revealed 
quite a plentiful sprinkling of the fly in the" volunteer vrheat 
in August. In some' cases the volunteer irheat showed as high as 
76 per cent infestation, '.vith from 1 to U puparia to the plant. 
Taken on the T/hole,. the present situation is; not highly menacing, 
but nevertheless, it is not assumed that security from Hessian 
fly injury to the next nheat crop is assured if conditions for 
the development of the fly are favorable this fall and next 
spring. On September 20 about 95 V^'^ cent of the' fly larvae in 
the volunteer nheat had transformed into puparia. 
J. T7. IlcColloch (September 19): The past summer has been very 
favorable for the Hessian fly. Preliminary surveys shoT? that 
maggots and flaxseed are very abundant on vtJluhteer i7heat in the 
south-central part of the State. The area of infestation has 
spread somewhat since harvest. Abundait rainfall throughout the 
summer has produced a heavy gro-rth of volunteer v/heat , much of 
-rhich is infested, and it 'nil be difficult to destroy this 
volunteer crop before seeding 'tinie. (September 21): A very 
heavy infestation of the fly occurs in volunteer -.heat around 
iSnterprise, Practically every stalk is infested. About half of 
the maggots are full-grovm and transforming to the flaxseed stage. 
«Vheat T*iich vras heavily infested vdth flaxseed \7as received from 
Dighton. 
C. P. Gillette (September S) : This insect va.s discovered for 
the first time in Colorado during '.-jiieat harvest this year. It 
has been definitely located in Sedgrick County only, -vhere the 
injury on certain farms approximated 10 per cent. 
FALSE WIHETTOHI,! ( Eleodes suturali s Say) 
J. 77. McColloch (Septonber 21): Larvae of this species T«re r'e- 
ceived fron Kinsley vihere they vzere collected in -iieat ground, 
CORIT 
SUROEEAr CORN BORICI ( Pyrausta nubilalis Hcbn. ) 
Corn-Borer Control, Extension Service, Report ITo. 17 (September 17) J 
Scouting -^.long the edge of the infested area is still adding ne'-' 
tornshi-ps to the infested region. It is T7©11 to remember that in 
this netr territory the infestation is very light; a tovmship is 
