- 15* - 
from the loss occasioned in 1921, is shown in Hill County this season. 
Small losses have occurred in Liberty and Toole bounties, but they 
amount to nothing in comparison with the losses occasioned during 
the past several years. Through many sections of central and northern 
Montana, the worst infested part of Montana since 1915, no pale 
western cutworm damage has been suffered* a 
ATMZWOEMS (species undetermined) £ 
alifomia Weekly Ne^rs Letter, California Department of Agriculture (July l). "Re- 
ports have been received of outbreaks of armyworms from the Counties 
of Tuolumne, El Dorado, Fresno, Amado, and San Luis Obispo. The army- 
worms are largely hatching on uncultivated areas or in orchards in 
which weeds have been allowed to grow. They travel rapidly and destroy 
the cultivated crops and young trees in their paih,,.. Investigation 
of the outbreak and specimens sent to the State Laboratory show that 
several species are involved in this destructive work," 
WHEAT-HEAD ARMYT70RM (Nele ncania 3jb£Jinaa Huebn.) 
Tinnesota A, G. Ruggles (July 19). "The wheat-head armyworm has been doing 
considerable damage in different parts of the State*" 
corn 
CHINCH BUG (Missus l eucorteru s Say) 
°hio H„ A, Gossard (July 21) , "Chinch bugs were f ovoid to be quite numerous 
over 8 or 10 northwestern counties, centering from Defiance County 
eastward. Abundant rains lately seem to have put considerable check 
upon. chinch bugs and we have heard less of them than we expected." 
Indiana J« J„ Davis (June 20). "Considerable damage in the State by this 
insect. Farmers failed to heed warning until too late to effectively 
control it in many sections. In some sections where county agents 
organised in time effective controls were secured, Conditions up to 
the present time favorable for the second generation." 
Illinois W, P. Flint (July 18). "Infestation now found to cover all but about 
25 counties in north and northwestern Illinois. General flight 
of first-brood adults now taking place and second- brood nymphs be- 
ginning to appear. In southern Illinois a few localities have had 
sufficient rain to decrease the number of bugs. In most parts of 
central Illinois rainfall has not been sufficient to affect these 
insects." 
Iowa F. A. Fenton (July 15). "The chinch bugs are still doing damage in 
Lee County, but the situation is well in hand. They have appeared 
in several other localities, but have been especially destructive 
in Wayne County, where they are present in the corn now and are doing 
a tremendous amount of damage." 
The most prevalent species has been determined by Mr. Win. Schaus 
as Prodenia praef ica Grote . 
