I«:ST S E CI PEST S.UE7SI 3 U L L E I I N 
Vol. 6 ■-. , March 1, 132b . - Ho. 1 
OUTSTANDING EHT OMOLOGJC AL- FS-iTURES IN' THE 'u¥i TED STATES FOR NOVEMBER AMD 
■ - • DECEMBER., 1925, AID JANUARY, 1926 
The present departure in issuing a midwinter number of the Insect 
Pest Survey Bulletin is the result of a conference of the Survey workers held 
in connection with the annual meetings of the American Association of Economic 
Entomologists at Kansas City, Mo., this winter. 
It was felt that a summary of the known condition's of several of our 
more important insect pests throughout the country would be of material 
assistance to the workers in outlining their program for the coming spring 
and summer. 
Prom the reports received it.. -would appear that the Hessian fly is at a 
very low period of its abundance in the Middle -.Atlantic and East-Central States, 
as. well as in the Lake region, with the exception off Illinois, where early 
ss>wn wheat shows heavy infestation. The low ebb seems to extend southward 
through Missouri and westward to South 'Dakota .and Nebraska. The situation in 
Kansas, however, is much more critical and reports in general indicate serious 
abundance over the greater part of the State* On the west coast reports indicate 
that abundance of' the fly is below normal in Oregon and California, 
The chinch bug situation is generally favorable over the East-Central 
States,,, becoming more serious at the western extremity of its distribution in 
Nebraska and Kansas,. 
The greenbug is reported only from' small; areas near Sherman and Rochelle, 
Tex„ 
The grasshopper situation in general appears to be favorable. A somewhat 
severe infestation may be expected in Hill County, Mont., next season. 
The San -Jose scale is reported as slightly 'more prevalent than a few 
'years ago in Connecticut and Rhode Island, whereas the general upward trend 
noted in Hew York State and Pennsylvania the last few years seems to be 
receding. In Virginia and Georgia the scale is 'decidedly more serious thai 
usual. In the East-Central States the scale is on the 'increase in Illinois, 
while northwest of this region in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa the insect is 
not serious. South of this region in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas the 
insect, though present in practically all orchards, seems to be well under 
control. In the Pacific Northwest, Idaho reports that the scale was very 
materially set back by the severe winter', of 192U-25. 
The boll weevil situation does '.not appear serious in the fringe States 
which border its range. In Arkansas considerably more weevils went into 
hibernation than in the fall of 192h. The same condition prevails iu Louisiana 
and Texas, 
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