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very little disposition to travel in that way. After the cutting of the 

 grass, the females would be found running about over it, no lAales nor 

 long-winged females being observed. Mr. Fletcher reports close watch- 

 ing of one female for an hour and a quarter. She ran about over the 

 cut grass, but did not attempt to get beneath it nor hide in any way, 

 except when a sudden movement by the observer took place. Then the 

 insect would dodge behind or under a grass stalk, where it would remain 

 for a few minutes. It was not observed to feed during the time it was 

 watched. In another field, an old meadow, a careful examination was 

 made, Mr. Fletcher reporting that — 



A course was taken from the outside swath to the inside one so that grass cut for 

 about two hours and freshly cut grass was examined. Females were found easily 

 upon the top of the grass," but no males. Two long-winged females observed acted 

 to all appearances like the short-winged individuals, making no attempt to fly. 

 The females made no attempt to seek shade, though the sun was high. 



However, the insects ordinarily cling to grass heads in full exposure 

 to the strongest heat of the sun. 



After the hay has been raked together, it is practically impossible to 

 find insects in the stubble, however, they may be found for a time on 

 the haycocks, but not down in the hay. Some of them may very prob- 

 ably be carried in with the hay to the haymows, but are not to be found 

 by an ordinary search. 



The most plausible explanation for this very rapid disappearance is 

 that the insects die shortly after egg deposition, and that as most of the 

 females had oviposited before the grass was mowed, they died off rapidly 

 afterwards, and their shriveled bodies became difficult to find or were dis- 

 posed of by ants. Their bodies are very fragile, and easily broken to 

 pieces when dfy; hence, a few days of dryness, or possibly a heavy rain, 

 may destroy nearly all traces of the dead bodies. 



Those that have not deposited eggs can evidently carry this on readily 

 in the stubble, as it has been determined that the great majority of the 

 eggs are placed near the ground. 



It is entirely probable that females may be carried in with the hay 

 and deposit eggs in the stems after the hay has been stored. Where the 

 hay has been cut early or before the time of egg deposition, this is likely 

 to occur; but from the apparent efforts of the insects to keep above the 

 mass of hay it seems probable that the majority of those covered deeply 

 would fail to oviposit. It is doubtful whether they could oviposit in 

 dry stems, and even if they did, the fate of the eggs would seem to offer 

 little opportunity for the serious dispersal of the insects, except where 

 shipped to a distant locality. 



It is conceivable that, considering the evident toughness of the egg- 

 shells and their ability to resist adverse conditions, the eggs might pass 

 through the alimentary canals of horses or cattle undigested and unin- 

 jured, and later possibly be carried back to fields in the form of manure; 



