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rains have enabled plants to recover if they were not injured too severe- 
ly. Reports of injury this month have co.ne from La Cygne, Lebo, Red- 
field, Coffeyville, Sedgwick, and Wilson. 
Oklahoma. C, F. Stiles (May 17): The green bug infestation has been quite 
severe throughout Noble County and in parts of Payne, Pawnee, Osage, Kay, 
Grant, Garfield, Kingfisher, and Logan Counties, the heaviest infesta- 
tion being in Noble County. A questionnaire was sent out by the county 
agent of Noble County and the returns show that 22,484 acres of wheat are 
a total loss and 50,592 acres are damaged. -The oat crop has been destroy- 
ed on 21,840 acres and damaged on 27»000 acres more, which is quite a 
severe loss to this county. The infestation is at a standstill and 
parasites are gaining rapidly. 
GRAIN APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Oregon. L. P. Rockwood (May l6): Grain aphids, Macrosiphum granarlum 
- Kby, and Rhopalosiphum prunifoliae Fitch, declined rapidly in April* 
Most of this decline was due to an epidemic of the entomogenous fungus 
Empusa aphidis , but this disease was aided in the final clean-up by 
syrphid and coccinellid larvae. 
A LEAFHOPPER ( Dikraneura earn eo la Stal} 
Idaho, R, W. Haegele (May 21): This insect is very common and, in many 
wheat fields extremely abundant in Gem County. Damage was severe 
enough in many fields to reduce yields. 
RICE STINKBUG ( Solubea pugnax F ab.)- 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (May 23): Unusually abundant in Franklin County, 
destroying some fields of oats. 
CORN 
SUGARCANE BEETLE ( Euetheola rugiceps Lee.) 
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Mississippi, C. Lyle (May 23): Growers at Eupora, Webster County, and 
near Yazoo City, Yazoo County, have recently reported severe injury to 
young corn. 
Tennessee. G. M, Bentley (May): An outbreak of this species, together 
v/ith Ligyrus gibbosus DeG., was observed in corn at Shelbyville, Bed- 
ford County, on May 10, 
SOUTHERN CORN ROOT VTOHM ( Diabrotlca duodecimpunctata Fab.) 
Georgia, T, L, Bissel (May 26): The budworm is very injurious on corn at 
Experiment, both on plots that had had a cover crop and on those with- 
out cover. First adults of new generation were observed on May 22, 
