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Department grounds, in which this insect was concerned, and was evi- 

 dently the chief factor concerned in the subsequent death of the grass. 



During August we received through different correspondents reports 

 of injury at Areola, 111., to leaves of corn; at Red Springs, N. C, to 

 corn, millet, cowpeas, sweet potato and other vegetables; at Chicago 

 and Evanston, 111., of much trouble caused by the great numbers of 

 these insects to lawns in both cities, this outbreak forming the text of 

 numerous newspaper accounts and much correspondence with this 

 Division; attack was most noticeable, from what could be learned, on 

 young blue grass, although the "worms" were observed also on white 

 clover; at New Glatz, Md., to forage or sowed corn and spinach; at 

 Rives, Md., to millet; at Evansville, Ind., to corn; at Richmond, Va., 

 to corn and millet near that city; at Statesburg, S. C, to grass, hay, 

 and garden vegetables; at Morgan town, W. Va., to lawns; at Clarcona, 

 Fla., to u teosinte," Euchena mexicana, a forage plant resembling 

 maize; and at Congaree, S. C, to upland rice. 



In October we received report from Athens, Ga., of injury to the 

 leaves of turnips, in which this insect was one of the species present. 

 At Matanzas, Cuba, it was reported as being concerned in a severe 

 attack upon pasture grasses, as well as on young tobacco. It was 

 reported the same month as doing injury to lawns at Buffalo, N. Y., 

 while at McPherson, Kans., it was stated to be destructive to wheat. 

 Certain reports reached this office after the close of the year, and 

 among these one from Mr. F. M. Webster of injury during the 

 season at Haverhill, Buckrun, and Urbana, Ohio, and one from Prof. 

 J. B. Smith of injuries in New Jersey, clover, grass, and wheat 

 having been the crops attacked. 



A more complete list of localities could have been furnished at 

 this time but for the fact that the ravages of the insect were either at 

 their height or had not been noticed at the time of the meeting of the 

 Association of Economic Entomologists in August. Doubtless during 

 the coming year different members of that Association in various parts 

 of the country will write concerning the outbreaks in their respective 

 States. 



In The Indiana Farmer of September 22, 1899, this insect was reported 

 as having made its appearance at New Lafayette, Ind., and in the 

 vicinity of Indianapolis, corn, millet, buckwheat, and garden vege- 

 tables being the crops attacked. 



In the publication of the University of Nebraska, previously men- 

 tioned (Press Bulletin, series No. 2), Prof. W. D. Hunter, its author, 

 reported injury to be very severe in that State, particularly to alfalfa, 

 the species having been identified from Johnson, Gage, Nemaha, Saline, 

 Fillmore, Douglas, Washington, and Dodge counties. The presence 

 of the species was also reported from Boyd and Dawson counties. 



