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Iowa. H. E» Jaques (April 2^'): The chinch hug is sufficiently abundant in 
southeastern Iowa to threaten danger if conditions are favorable. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 6): Not many chinch bugs have been found in 
clumps of grass at Wellington, according to E. G.« Kelly. Up to this 
date none have entered the small grains. Very few bugs found in 
3ourbon County and in the vicinity of Manhattan, Riley County. 
Oklahoma. J. A. Penton (April 20): A spring survey from March 9 to 13 
indicated that there was approximately 79*3 percent mortality of the 
chinch bug in Oklahoma and that the mortality in sorghum stubble was 
considerably greater than in bunch grass. An average of J>.1 bugs per 
square foot was found in sorghum stubble and 19 per square foot in 
bunch grass. 
C. P. Stiles (April 22): Conditions during the past month have 
been favorable for chinch bug development. 
HESSIAN ELY ( phytophaga destructor Say) 
Indiana. W. 3. Noble (April 17): Pupation of the hessian fly in the field 
began at Lafayette the last week in March. About 2U percent pupation 
"by April 15. There has been no emergence to date. Apparently some of 
the earlier formed pupae were killed by the abnormally low temperatures 
early in April. (April 2^-): Pie Id observations during the past few 
days give evidence of a very high winter mortality of the late fall 
brood in the area extending from Attica east to the Ohio line — much 
higher, in fact, than was indicated by earlier examinations. The 
practical eli?iination of this brood substantially reduces the danger 
of a severe spring outbreak in central Indiana. However, the early- 
fall brood in volunteer and early sown fields, which reached the 
puparium stage well in advance of cold weather, suffered comparatively 
little mortality and may still be the source of considerable spring 
infestation. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April S) : Twenty-f ive counties in southeastern 
Kansas show considerable infestation. Some hessian fly was found last 
fall in Bourbon County but very little this spring. R. H. Painter, 
in a survey of Geary, Morris, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, and Osage Counties, 
found considerable variation in the infestations in these counties. 
In Chase and Ueosho Counties wheat was heavily infested and a consider- 
able amount of the wheat was killed by fly, wind, and dry weather. 
PALSE WIREWORMS ( Eleodes spp.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 10): A Garden County correspondent reported 
on April 10 that the spring wheat in that vicinity was being destroyed 
by the plains false wireworm (E. opa.ca Say) . 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 6): Palse wireworms seriously damaged some 
wheat fields last fall near Conway Springs. E. G. Kelly reports four 
• fields abandoned near ".Wellington, and six at Anthony. E^ suturalis Say 
adult was taken and E. opaca was plentiful at Anthony. 
