OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES FOR OCTOBER, 1922, 
This number brings to a close Volume 2 of the Insect Pest Survey 
Bulletin. An index will appear within the next few weeks and be followed 
later in the winter by an annual summary. 
During the month the false wireworms have proved to be ruch more 
seriously abundant than usual in western Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. 
In parts of Kansas planting has been discontinued owing to the depredations 
of these pests . This is correlated with a heavy drought which presented 
germination of the grain. 
The chinch bug is going into hibernation in Indiana, Illinois, and 
Nebraska in large numbers . V/eather conditions so far have been very favorable 
for this pest. It is spreading northward in Indiana to the northernmost 
Doundary of the State. 
The corn earwom is ruch less aoundant throughout its entire range 
than was the case last year, with the exception of a rather serious outbreak 
in Dallas County, Tex, 
No alarming spread or intensification of infestation of the European 
corn borer has been noted in any of the rrore westerly areas in the United 
States this year. The conditions in Ohio arid Michigan, except for a slight 
spread in the contiguous territory, remain much the same as those prevailing 
in the fall of 1921. 
The fall armyworr has been unusually abundant this year in Kansas and 
New Mexico. Less important outbreaks are reported from Iowa and Indiana. 
The Mexican Dean oeetle has been recorded from 10 new counties in 
Kentucky. It is now known to be present over practically the entire central 
area of this State. During the month it has also been reported from 4 new 
counties in western North Carolina. 
The pea aphid has attracted such general attention during the past 
season in the cannery sections as to occasion the calling of a general conference 
bn this pest to De held in Chicago early in November. 
The outoreak of the spruce budworm which developed in Maine last year 
seers to oe waning. This is reported as unaouotedDy one of the most serious 
outoreaks of this pest ever recorded in North America. 
The Japanese beetle has developed a new interest, doing serious damage 
to putting greens on golf links . 
Cases of dengue fever to the number of 3,982 have been reported up to 
October 21 in Louisiana, 3, 476 cases have been reported, up to October 28 in 
Dallas, Tex., and serious outbreaks reported from a numbez' of the other important 
cities in this State. 
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