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Texas Cooperative Report on status of cotton insects as of August 15J 
F. L« Thomas (August ik) : The wingless May beetles have been 
reported at Amarillsa in the Panhandle. 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Virginia Herbert Spencer (August 2o) : Cutworms, are doing considerable damage 
to the plantings of kale in our trucking section. The growers are 
using poisoned—bran "bait rath good success. 
TTCEETCRMS (llater idae ) 
Utah G. F. Kilobit on and R» Christensen (September I 5 ?): Wireworms did 
serious damage to wheat in the vicinity of Tootle in the early 
part of the summer* . -• 
CEREAL Oi) FOR' AGE- CROP INSECTS 
' WHEAT 
HESSIAF FLY ( Phytorhaga destructor Say) 
Indiana W« B, C-*?xfcwright (September 19): Oviposit! on of the Hessian fly 
on volunteer wheat has been noted since; September 18 wife infestation 
"by e Sgs of between 10 and 20 per csnt of the plants examined at 
Lafayette. 
Illinois W» ?. Flint (September 19): During most of the last month the 
weather has been sufficiently dry so that very little emergence of 
the fly has occurred, In the last week heavy rains have occurred 
over most of the State and adults of the Hessian fly are no;? be- 
ginning to come out. Daily examinations made at Urbana of wheat 
som August 31 failed to show any eggs until September 13, vfren a few 
eggs were found. It seems probable that heavy emergence will occur 
during the next week. 
Missouri L, Haseman (September 22): The situation on this pest has not 
changed during the last month. There is an abundance of volunteer 
wheat this fall, but the wheat growers .are adhering to the fly- free 
date and are eliminating much of this volunteer wheat* 
Kansas J» v7 McColloch (September 22): We have now completed the analysis 
of the data on losses caused 'oy the Hessian fly to the 192a wheat 
crop.. Figures show that this insect reduced the Kansas wheat crop 
by at least Uo, COO, 000 bushels. During the last month we have made 
a survey of field conditions and we find that the Hessian fly situation 
is still alarming. Flaxseeds are numerous in the old stubble through- 
out the State. For the most part there has been very little emergence 
during the summer, although there has been an abundance of volunteer 
wheat. In one area, extending from Ford County to Ellis County, 
there was a very heavy midsummer brood on volunteer wheat. 3ust 
what conditions produced this midsummer brood r<? somewhat obscure, 
but apparently it was a combination of two heavy rains, one coming 
