. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 20 THE SPRING GRAIN-APHIS OR " GREEN BUG.'' in the South, and low temperatures during spring months were carefully observed and set forth in a report published As early as the middle of January, 1890, it was reported by Mr. P. C. Xewkirk as killing the young wheat about Jalapa, Term., and on the 26th of the same month Mr. B. F. White, of Mebane, N. C, reported it as ruining both wheat and oats in his neighborhood. Mr. J. L. Fooks, writing on the same date from Era, Tex., stated that the insect had pl
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 20 THE SPRING GRAIN-APHIS OR " GREEN BUG.'' in the South, and low temperatures during spring months were carefully observed and set forth in a report published As early as the middle of January, 1890, it was reported by Mr. P. C. Xewkirk as killing the young wheat about Jalapa, Term., and on the 26th of the same month Mr. B. F. White, of Mebane, N. C, reported it as ruining both wheat and oats in his neighborhood. Mr. J. L. Fooks, writing on the same date from Era, Tex., stated that the insect had played sad havoc with the wheat in his neighborhood, while April 7 Mr. D. J. Eddleman, Denton, Tex., complained of the pest destroying the wheat. Writing in 1901 Mr. H. K. Jones, Valley View, Tex., stated that the insect appeared there about 10 3'ears pre-. Fig. 5.—Maps showing areas covered by outbreaks of the spring grain-aphis during the years 1890, 1901, 1903, and 1907. (Original.) vious and killed about all the wheat in the county. From this and other correspondence, accompanied by specimens, it seems that wheat in Cooke, Grayson, Collins, Denton, and Wilbarger counties, Tex., was more or less damaged by this Xo reports are at hand showing injuries to wheat or oats in what was at that time Oklahoma and Indian Territories, for the reason that little of either of these grains was at that time grown. But we now know that grains were not essential to its presence in that country. In Missouri the situation was more acute and strongly indicates that the pest was present in southeastern. Kansas and northern Arkansas. According to Mr. MonelFs notes, the pest completely i Insect Life, vol. 4, pp. 245-248,1892; Bui. 22, Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agr., pp. 64-70, 1890; Yearbook U. S. Dept. Agr. for 1907, pp. 239-241. ' Insect Life, vol. 3, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloratio
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