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This theory is borne out by" the fact that there has been little, 
if any, apparent intensification in infestation in the area immediately 
south of Buffalo in New York State. In eastern New York a total of 
18 new towns have been found infested. They are all contiguous to 
the territory infested last year. The intensity of infestation in 
this area has also remained almost stationary." 
Pennsylvania W. R, Walton (Bureau of Entomology October 25). "In Pennsylvania 
nine new counties have been discovered infested, contiguous to the 
territory of last year, but seine of these are situated on the extreme 
head-waters of the Alleghany River, showing that theiinsect is extend- 
ing slightly beyond the watershed separating the Ohio Easin from the 
low-lying region immediately surrounding Lake Erie.." 
Ohio 
Michigan 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Nebraska 
W. R. Falton (Bureau of Entomology October 25) . "In Ohio 25 new 
towns have been found infested, all contiguous to the territory of 
last year. The maximum rate of infestation observed in this State 
occurs in the neighborhood of Ashtabula, and is estimated at from 
2 per cent to 5 per cent. Elsewhere the infestation apparently 
does not exceed about 1 per cent of stalics examined. " 
W. R. VJalton (Bureau of Entomology October 20). "At the present 
writing five new towns have been found infested in southeastern 
Michigan, all contiguous to the territory of last year." 
Sl'ARTWEED BORER f Pyrausta ains.Uei Heinr.) 
J, J. Davis (October 20) . "This pest, occurring in the upper parts 
of cornstalks, has been sent in several times the past month mistaken 
for the corn borer." 
C. J. Drake (October 3). "This pest is very common in this State." 
CHINCH BUG (Blissus leucoptevus Say) 
J* J. Davis (October 20) . "Chinch bugs are abundant in their 
hibernating quarters. They extended their northern range to include 
most every county in the northern tier. The latest report is that 
trey occurred in numbers in the western part of Lake County, the 
extreme northwestern county of the State.*' 
W. P* Flint (October 20) . "Heavy flights of bugs to winter quarters 
occurred on the 4th, 5th, and 6th and again on the 20th of this 
month." 
M« H. Swenk (October l) . "Conditions during September were favor- 
able for the chinch bugs and, at the present time, they are abundant 
in the cornfields in two widely separated areas of infestation, one 
of which is along the southern border of the State and includes 
chiefly southern Gage, Jefferson, and Thayer Counties, and the 
other involves chiefly Boyd County in the northeastern part of the 
State. The number present in these two areas is sufficient to 
form a menace for next season, provided favorable conditions for 
the bugs continue until that time." 
