INSECT PEST SURVEY BULLETIN 
Vol. 16 May 1, I93S No. 3 
THE MOKE IMPORTANT RECORDS ?OR APRIL 1936 
Within the next few days Brood X of the periodical cicada 
will "be appearing in the Northern States and Brood XXII will "be 
appearing in Louisiana and Mississippi. We wish to call the at- 
tention of our collaborators to the desirability of our receiving 
observations of this insect in as many definite localities as 
possible. 
During the latter part of April, the Mormon cricket began 
hatching in enormous numbers in parts of Idaho and western Montana. 
The army cutv;orm was seriously damaging alfalfa and small 
grain in Oklahoma and Colorado, and cotton in parts of Texas. Cut- 
worms were also reported from a number of other States. 
Several species of wireworms were reported as appearing in 
abnormal numbers in parts of Washington and the adults were re- 
ported as damaging fruit Duds in California. 
Chinch "bug flights were reported about the middle of the 
month in Illinois. High winter mortality occurred in Oklahoma. 
Considerable hessian fly infestrtion is reported from south- 
eastern Kansas. The late fall brood was very materially reduced 
by the severe winter, but the early fall brood came through the 
winter with but little mortality. 
Apple aphids are occurring in greater numbers locally in 
the northeastern part of the country than for the last few years. 
In the Pacific Northwest they are scarce. 
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