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Hess Co.* 
Sept. 10 
74 
Sept, 20 
• 5$, 
Sept. 23 
. 35/ 
Sept.. 23 

* Average of two tests 
In Sutler j Chase, Greenwood,, and' Harvey Counties, no fly was 
found in the datd-of- seeding test, owing to 'the fact that all 
the plots were sown after September 26. Examination of early 
sown fields and. of volunteer wheat showed a.very heavy infestation. 
One field in Butler. County, sown September 20, had every plant 
infested. (January 22): We have a report, of the Hessian fly 
from Garden City, Finney County, Kan s. ; this extends the range 
of the fly about 30 to Ho miles' farther, westward in this particular 
section of the' State. The wheat which was sent in contained 
many flaxseeds, and the county agent states that in this particular 
field the wheat is very small, and much of it appears to be 
dead. 
Oregon Max M. Reeher: Oar counts of the Hessian fly on spring wha&t 
in the lower Willamette Valley for the season 1 9.25 varied from 
2-i per cent of the plants and 0.9 per cent of the tillers to 
50- per cent of the plants and 23 per cent of the tillers. The 
average of. all fields counted was 25.6 per cent of the., plants 
and 11 per cent of" the- tillers. For comparison the I92H counts 
varied from 11 per cent of the plants and 0. 9 per cent of the 
tillers to 73 per cent of the plants and 29 per cent of the 
tillers, the average being 35 V° T cent of the plants and 18 
per cent of tie tillers. On account of the dry fall there was 
very little volunteer wheat and most of the" plowing and seeding 
of winter wheat was delayed until t'oo late to become infested. 
The dry weather also resulted in a light fall emergence of the 
fly, so that next year r s infestation will probably come from 
flaxseeds lying over in the old stubble from the previous 
seasons. 
California T. D. Urbahns : The Hessian fly is limited in its destructive 
abundance to the wheat growing areas of the counties bordering 
the lower Sacramento River and San Francisco hay districts, and 
also San Benito and Sonoma Counties and possibly, to a slight 
extent, some of the other coast counties. In these localities 
the Hessian fly is active in the fall,, winter, and spring, and 
spends the summer months in the flaxseed stage. 
C. M. Packard: The Hessian fly puparia are still mostly quiescent 
in last season^ stubble. An insignificant number pupated during 
December, but practically no\infest->.tion of young wheat has yet 
occurred. Throughout most of the region where it occurs the 
infestation last year was very -.light, few live puparia are now 
pfesent in the stnbble, and injury to the current crop is very 
improbable. In occasional stubble fields, especially in the 
Montezuma Hills district of Solano County, enough live puparia 
