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F. D. Butcher (May 12 - 13 & 16): Wheat fields examined in 
Boone, Warren, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Perry Counties were 
generally infested. Almost every stool had tillers infested; 
from 25 per cent to 90 per cent of straws were infested with 
from 1 to 18 maggots or flaxseeds. 
L. Haseman (May 20): The Hessian fly situation is alarming; 
some spring-brood larvae are entering the flaxseed stage. 
H. R. Bryson (May 27): A heavy infestation is developing in 
fields in the vicinity of Manhattan as reported May 25. Some 
fields have "been plowed up. The first flaxseeds of the first 
spring generation were seen May 3. The first eggs of the second 
spring generation were seen in the field May 17. Infestations 
have been reported from Rooks and ELlis Counties. 
M. M. Reeher (May 1); First eggs of the spring brood were 
found on April 1 in Washington County. 
WHEAT STRAW WORM ( Harmolita grand! s Riley) 
H. R. Bryson (May 27): Adults of the second generation were 
seen in the field May 7. They are not yet abundant at Manhattan. 
A heavy first generation infestation is reported at Hays. 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissu s leucopterus Say) 
W. P. Flint (May 20): Mr. Chandler reports infestation in 
some areas evidently reduced by rains earlier in the season. 
Considerable numbers of adults were killed by cold, beating 
rains the first of May, but not enough to reduce greatly the 
threatening infestation. 
H. C. Severin (May 20): We have received a few complaints 
from Do\iglas and Charles Mix Counties regarding increasing 
numbers of chinch bugs, but no serious damage is expected. 
H. E. Jaques (May): Chinch bugs were reported as very abundant 
in .' Des Moines County. 
L. Haseman (May 21): Chinch bugs are very abundant in wheat 
and oats in a belt across the central part of the State. Adults 
taken mating May 8-10 oviposited in the laboratory and eggs 
hatched May" 20. 
Pennsylvania 
GREEK" BUG ( Toxoptcra graminum Rond. ) 
J. S. Pinckney and E. J. Udine (May 23): An infested field of 
timothy at Carlisle came to our attention May 9. Characteristic 
dead spots varying in diameter from a foot or two to 60 feet 
occurred. About one-third of the field was killed. We had 
