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not show a corresvonding rate of growth because .f the serious dam- 
age being caused in these areas by a second species of tip moth, R. 
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xicuna Dyar, which is not affected by the iuaceue ed arneieen 
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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECTS 
Winter parasite-collecting season begins in Italy.—-During Noven- 
ber H. L. Parker, Hyeres, Var, France, organized and put into opera- 
tion the winter parasite-collecting work at Falconara, Italy, with 
staff'cf about 60 collectors. The braconid egg parasite Chelonus 
annulipes Wesm. has always been found in its greatest abundance in 
this région. Of 351,590 corn borer larvae collected thus far, 6.87 
yercent contained Chelonus, oz»roximately the same ratio as was found ~ 
last winter. For the veriod anding Novembe Lr Lisi mel seat larvae bear- 
ing Chelonus and 241,942 nornul-sized corn borer larvae were shipped. 
St. Louis chinch buy conference.--As reported oy A. F. Satterth— 
wait, Webster Sarr Mo., a chinch bug conference was called 
L. Haseman, State Sitordicopt en of Missouri, for the purpose of ob- 7 Vie 
taining cooperation between local institutions and administrators of 
railroads, State highways, and farm-holding insurance cumpanies for 
the effectual control of the chinch bug by burning bunch gress and 
other winter covers. This conference was neld in the Missouri 
Pacific Building, St. Louis, Mo., on November 29, and was well attended 
by adiinistrators of railroads and farm-huldin.; insuxvance companies. 
Dr. Haseman and Prof. Geo. Jones were in charge es tne necting, Merlin 
P. Jones represented the Federal survey of the chinch bus situation, ~ 
and Professor Fiint and J. H. Bigger represented the chincn bug con=: 
trol interests of Illinois. Evidence. presented Ge maps indicated a 
very menacing outbreak of the chinch bug throughout a large portion 
of Illinois and Missouri, reaching into Kansas and Nebrasks, and,ac- 
cording to Professor Flint's diagnosis, sets to or excelling the ex- 
treme infestation of about 1887, when damaze was acute, even in Wis- 
consin. Wonderful cooperation was promised ths the prpnctie sae of 
the railroads and of the farm-holding insurunce companics and as- 
surance was given that the State highway administrators will con- 
tinue to coupereate. Cooperation of the farmers is assured through 
the numerous county farm bureaus. 
Chinch bug hibernation aquarters.-—-There scems to be a lack of 
published information on hibernating places of the chinch bug in 
some of the tynes of country where it is abundant this year. Philip 
Luginoill — and W. B. Noble of the Lafayette, Ind., 
laboratory, are therefore attempting to dete ori its preferred 
winter quartcrs and habits in uorthwestern Indiana, with a view to 
ascertainin:: the nsracticabildt ty of winter burning as a method of con- 
trol. Observations during Nuvember showed that most of the bigs have 
left the corn, although some stalks still contained as many as 75 
