20 INJURIOUS INSECTS OF 1903. 



GRASSHOPPERS. 



The finding by the writer of a specimen of Grouse Locust, 

 which had hibernated, Tcttix granidata, on April 22d at St. 

 Anthony Park, served as a reminder that the grasshopper sea- 

 son would shortly open, hence an assistant was dispatched to 

 Polk county, the seat of considerable injury in 1902 on the 

 part of a native grasshopper, the Lesser Migratory or White 

 Mountain Locust, Mckviophis a flan is, which resembles in size, 

 shape, color and food habits the much dreaded Rocky Moun- 

 tain Locvist so closely as not to be distinguished from it by the 

 average observer. 



My assistant reported fields for the most part clear of 

 grasshopper eggs in the vicinity of Lindsay P. O., but found 

 them abundant in a few places, namely, three quarter sections 

 belonging to Mr. Syverson, two quarter sections belonging to 

 Widow Distad and one quarter section belonging to Mr. 

 Christianson. At Gentilly, , near Crookston, but few eggs 

 were found where grasshoppers were bad in 1902. Eggs 

 brought back from Polk county at this time hatched in the 

 laboratory May 22d. Eggs from the Red Legged Locust 

 taken at St. Anthony Park hatched May 21st. 



During the past year the following "Grasshopper Bill" was 

 passed in the State Legislature: 



STATE OF MINNESOTA. 



THIRTY-THIRD SESSION. 



H. F. No. 357. 



A BILL 



FOR AN ACT TO PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF GRASSES, GRAINS 

 AND OTHER CROPS BY GRASSHOPPERS. 



Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota. 



Section i. Every tract or parcel of land in this state so infested in 

 any year with the eggs of grasshoppers as to be so eminently dangerous 

 to grasses, grains or other crops growing, or to grow, in or upon lands 



