during the coming season. For the most part the fall wheat 
was lightly or not at all infested, with the exception of that 
in certain localities along the Susquehanna Valley, "here infesta- 
tion was very heavy. 
H„ E. Hodgkiss (February 16): For the last five years, including 
1926, the Hessian fly has not "been abundant in Pennsylvania except 
in 1922. Since that time the Hessian fly has decreased so as to 
he a relatively unimportant consideration. In 1926 the spring 
brood 'vas large, but the damage '""as not extensive. The records of 
our planting demons tratior. plots for 1926 indicated that there was 
little infestation in these plots at the time of sampling, 
Maryland C C Hill and IT. D» Smith (February 3): Stubble over the entire 
State was found to be very lightly infested, and the fall "heat 
was for the most part sown late and -escaped infestation. Volunteer 
wheat, however, "'as found plentiful through most of the State and 
was in general heavily infested. The fly uuparia in the volunteer 
'-heat proved to be lightly parasitized and may become a source 
of considerable infestation during the coming year. 
Virginia H. D* Smith (February 3): Wheat stubble and fall sown wheat were 
found very lightly infested. There is considerable volunteer 
"heat in the fields which was found to be moderately infested. The 
puparia in the volunteer wheat were only lightly parasitized. 
West Virginia "7. 2. Ramsey (February 18): This insect was not reported to us 
last year. 
North H. D, Smith (February 3): Both wheat stubble and fall sown wheat 
Carolina '"'ere found very lightly infested. There was not sufficient volun- 
teer wheat to be a factor for Hessian fly infestation. 
South J, 0, Pepper (February 21): There have been no complaints about 
Carolina the Hessian fly in the past two years and no specimens have been 
collected during this time. 
Ohio J % S. Ho user (February 11): There is some prospect of damage by 
the Hessian fly in Ohio this coming year, particularly in the 
west-central part of the State "here the "-heat-field survey last 
season indicated that about a dozen counties west of Columbus 
were rather badly infested. A more disturbing factor, however, 
is the fact that over much of the wheat-producing section of 
Ohio harvest was delayed by wet weather to the point '"here the 
grain shattered badly. The fall months were unusually wet and 
this resulted in the shattered grain sprouting, and since clover 
is a very poor stand we have much more volunteer wheat than is 
normal, Much of this volunteer wheat which '"3 have examined is 
heavily infested and gives promise of furnishing quite a. heavy 
spring brood. 
