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1856. Fitch, Asa.— Idem. Eep. N. Y. Insects, II., 315, Plate 3, fig. 6. 

 Very common. Larva severs the young stalks by night at or 

 near the surface of the ground. Natural enemies : crows and 

 predaceous beetles. Remedies : abundance of seed and col- 

 lecting the larvae. 



188*2. Harris, T. W. — Idem. Insects Injurious to Vegetation, 3d 

 ed., p. 446. (See under 1842.) 



1867. Riley, C. V.— Idem. Prairie Farmer, XIX., 413. Larva de- 

 scribed. Injurious to apple buds, young cabbages, and In- 

 dian Corn. Moths appear in latter part of June. 



1869. Packard, A. S., Jr. — Idem. Gui'^e to the Study of Insects, p. 

 309. Specific characters of larva. 



1873. LiNTNER, J. A.— Idem. 23d Rep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H., p. 194. 



Collected in N. Y. July 1. 



1874. LiNTNER, J. A.— Idem. 26th Rep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H., p. 180. 



Collected July 4, 14, and September 23, 1872. 



1875. Snow, F. H.— Idem. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci., IV., 43. Not 



common in Kansas. 



1878. French, G. H.— Idem. 7th Rep. St. Ent. 111., pp. 95, 213. 

 Specific characters of imago and larva. Most abundant 

 species of this group in Middle and New England States. 

 Climbing habit. Food Plants. 



1880. Bowles, G. J.— Idem. Rep. Ent. Soc. Ont., 1879, p. 44, fig. 



6. General description of imago and larva. Food plants : 

 Indian Corn, wheat, buckwheat, young pumpkins, beans, 

 cabbages, and many other garden plants. Common in Can- 

 ada and in northern and western United States. 



1881. Marten, John.— Idem. 10th Rep. St. Ent. 111., p. 135. Larva 



described. Climbing habit. 



1834. Riley, C. V.— Idem. Rep. Com. Agriculture, 1884, p. 293, 

 pi. II, fig. 4. Distinguishing features of larva. Moths, June 

 to August. Larvfe hibernate. Pup», May and June. Food 

 plants: Indian Corn, buckwhe.it, pumpkin-vines, beans, 

 cabbage, apple buds, and wild endive. 



18So. LiNTNER, J. A. — Idem. Cutworms, pp. 6, 8. Destructive to 

 Indian Corn, cabbage, and beans. 



13. Dark-sided Cutworm. 



{Agrotis mcssoria, Harris.) 



1842. Harris, T, W. — Agrotis messoria. Rep. Mass. Insects. Orig- 

 inal description. 



1862. Harris, T. W. — Idem. Insects Injurious to Vegetation, 3d ed., 

 p. 444. (See under 18412.) 



1867. Riley, G. V. — Agrotis cockranis. Prairie Farmer, XIX., 413. 

 Described as new species. Injuries to fruit trees in Wis- 

 consin and Illinois. 



