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in Canadian and Kingfisher Counties. A few specimens have also 
"been taken in Payne County, but no particular field infestations 
have he en reported,, 
C. S. Rude (February 14): The green bug showed up in Love County 
much earlier than usual. In no case is it redely scattered, it 
being still found in small patches. Also reported from Canadian 
and Kingfisher Counties. 
Texas F. L. Thomas (February 17): T7e have recently received information 
with reference to the occurrence of the green bug in Wise County. 
Colorado T7. B. Mabee (February 15): Nearly every year we have one or two 
more or less local outbreaks of the green bug in the lo" : er Arkansas 
Valley. It seldom is very serious, doing its damage mostly to oats 
but sometimes to wheat also. 
Arizona A. A. Nichol (February 15): The green bug is present in the Salt 
River Valley but there are no records of injury, and grain crops 
are seemingly in excellent condition. 
California T, D. Urbahns (February 17): The green bug is found only upon 
careful search by a specialist, and is not considered of economic 
importance. 
E. 0. Essig (February 23): noticed last winter but not this. 
CORN 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Pennsylvania H. E. Hodgkiss (February 16): The chinch bug ordinarily is not a 
pest. There was an outbreak in 1926 in three counties rather 
widely separated. The cause of this outbreak was not clearly 
ascertained. It did not gain serious proportions. 
T7est ". E, Rumsey (February 18): No outbreak of this insect was reported 
Virginia to us last year. 
South J. 0. Pepper (February 21): This insect was present the past year 
Carolina in rather large numbers in a number of localities of the .Piedmont 
Section of the State, It caused very serious injury to late corn, 
In York County, a few small area^ of late corn -^ere completely ' 
destroyed, ilpparently a large number went into hibernation and 
so far we have not had any very severe leather this winter. ! T o 
survey has 'oeen made to check up on the number surviving the 
winter. 
Florida E. ™. Berger (February 24): This insect is kno w n to be ^resent 
in the St. Augustine grass lawns but does not appear to be active. 
The chinch bug, to my observation, does its^orst injury in the 
