[170] REPORT UNITED STATES ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 



La Platte Valley, Nebraska. — Flying east of north; heavy rains. 



Omaha, Nebraska. — Flying very high to northwest at 11 a. m. ; wind southeast ; clear. 



Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa. — Go north and northwest. 



Pipestone, Pipestone County. — Go southwest at 10 a. m., none alighting. 



Big Stone Lake, Pipestone County. — Go northwest, many alighting. 



July 4. 



Yellow Banks, Deuel, Dakota. — ^Wind east ; very warm ; go west about noon ; pretty 

 thick ; high. 



Gray, Deuel County, Dakota. — "Wind east; fly west ; high ; none lit yet. 



Medary, Brookings County, Dakota. — Wind southeast ; some fly with wind ; a few 

 stragglers alight ; Astoma gryllaria quite numerous. 



Dell Eapids, Minnclialia County, Dakota. — Wind southeast; quite a number lit. 



Forestburg, Bramble County, Dakota. — Wind south ; plenty flying ; very high. 



Eockport, Hanson County, Dakota. — Wind southeast ; alight on upland west of town. 



Detroit, Becker County, — Few fly southeast; oars have not left yet. 



Elbow Lake, Grant County. — Still go northwest. 



Herman, Grant County. — Vid. 3d. 



Morris, Stevens County. — Saw them early this a. m. ; very clear ; clouded over about 

 11 and the}' began to alight; at 1 p. m. thick; wind southeast ; go northwest; a:- 4 p. 

 m. they cover the ground. 



Westport, Pope County. — Extensive movements to little south of west; very high. 



Saint Cloud, Stearns County.— Fly west. 



Flk River, Sherburne County.— Those hatched here went south by southeast. 



Benson, Swift County.— Yery thick northwest. 



Lac- qui- Parle, Lac-qui-Parle County. — Go northwest ; immense quantities. 



Baxter, Lac-quiParle County. — Go northwest ; very large quantities ; wind southeast. 



Montevideo, CMppeiva County. — Wind southeast ; fly northwest ; very thick. 



Lake Lillian, Kandiyohi County. — Go northwest. 



Chatham, Wright County. — Begin to leave ; go southwest. 



Corinna, Wright County. — Very few move. 



Monticello, Wright County, — Flew away by millions. 



Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County. — At 1 o'clock 'hoppers rising and air full ; go 

 northwest. 



Canby, Yellow Medicine County. — Wind southeast ; a few^ fly ; very few alighted. 



Beaver Falls, Benville' County, — Air full; go west; another Lirge invoice fly north- 

 west; large numbers in this vicinity rise and join them. 



Vicksburg, Benville County. — Very hot wind southeast. 



Brookfield, Renville County. — Swarms go west; southeast wind; fly northwest very 

 thick; at 4 p. m., dropping down on everything. 



Palmyra, Renville County. — Go westerly ; high. 



Severance, Sibley County, — Air full. 



Marshall, Lyon County. — Few go west ; some lit. 



North Hero, Redwood County, — Alighted ; seemed to come from west. 



Lamberton, Redwood County. — Vid. July 3. 



Cottonwood, Brown County. — Go northwest ; all gone that have wings. 



Linden, Brown County. — Wind east ; vid. July 5. 



Albin, Brown County. — Fly northwest ; wind southeast. 



Ridgeley, 2\icollet County. — Fly west; many of ours going; not as thick in the air as 

 on previous days. 



Long Prairie, Nicollet County. — Fly west. 



Currie, Murray County. — Fly north. 



Butterfleld, Watonwan County. — Light southeast wind ; still go over ; many more 

 alighted. 



Kanaranzie, Rock County. — Go northwest ; vid. July 7. 



Worthington, Nobles County. — Fly northwest ; high. 



Bigelow, Nobles County. — Wind south ; light clouds ; none seen till 2.30, then go north. 



Adrian, Nobles County. — Some fly west ; few alighted. 



Delafitld, Jackson County. — Wind southeast ; go northwest ; none alighted. 



Tenhassen, Martin County, — Wind south ; hot, cloudy ; not many fly. 



Fox Lake, Martin County. — Go northwest ; quite a movement, but not very large. 



Tabar, Fremont County, loiva.—Go south. 



Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska. — Flying. 



July 5. 

 Sisscton Agency, Dakota. — Vid. letter. 



Yellow Banks, Deuel County, Dakota. — Wind east ; warm ; a few go west ; high. 

 Medary, Brookings County, Dakota. — Same as 4th; northwest. 



Forestburg, Bramble County, Dakota. — Wind south and southeast ; plenty fly all day ; 

 began to light about 3 ; vid. 6th. 



