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Gardens generally were being destroyed in some of these localities, and 
nasturtiums were attacked. At Comox the cutworms were described 
as having attacked everything green, field and garden crops and house 
plants. Somewhat similar reports of injuries were received from 
Agassiz and Froek, and at Saanich grain crops were suffering. At 
Agassiz it was noticed that a species of cedar {Thuja vervmneana) was 
being eaten. Many of the cutworms were entering the ground at this 
last -mentioned locality July 27, preparatory to forming chrysalides. 
Mr. J. W. Webb, Maywood, Victoria, British Columbia, reported, 
under date of July 28, that whole crops were being entirely eaten, and 
that around five turnips in his garden he found 236 cutworms. Every 
flower bud of carnations was eaten, and dahlias were devoured to the 
stems. The insects had entered conservatories and tomato houses. 
Later injury was reported at Langley Prairie, Casio, and Armstrong. 
In the last-mentioned locality the species was known as the army worm. 
At Nanaimo this cutworm was reported, August 13, as having traveled 
when food was scarce and having stripped nettles and thistles, and 
done injury to clover, as well as to mangels, potatoes, and turnips. 
Into these root crops they had bored whenever near the surface of 
the ground. At Okanagan Mission a copious irrigation proved a good 
method of controlling this cutworm. 
An epitome of the occurrence of this species in the vicinity of Vic- 
toria, based chiefly upon the observations of Mr. J. R. Anderson, con- 
cludes Dr. Fletcher's account of injuries, in which the fact is brought 
out that attack was probable in Idaho. The potato crop was probably 
reduced one-third, and other root crops in proportion. The second 
crop of clover was almost entirely destroyed. From other accounts 
it seems that peas were severely attacked. In one instance the crop 
was lessened 50 per cent. Altogether the period of attack lasted from 
six weeks to two months. Caterpillars captured by Mr. Anderson 
were all in chrysalis by the end of August or the beginning of Sep- 
tember, and a number of moths emerged in October. 
INJURY DURING 1901. 
During July, 1901, Mr. A. Lloyd Rockwell, Monroeton, Pa., sent 
on the 5th larvae, with report that the species was attacking tobacco, 
moving about on the plant in the same manner as the common green 
tobacco worms. On the 6th Mr. J. F. Littooy, Everett, Wash., sent 
specimens of this cutworm, reporting its reappearance in that vicinity 
about the 1st of July. This was the date of the first active appear- 
ance, although larvae had been noticed the 1st of April. It was also 
noted on cabbage from California. July 26 egg masses of this species 
were received from Mr. W. S. Stockbridge, Glencarlyn, Va., on apple 
twigs. At Tioga, Pa. , according to Mr. C. L. Miller, who wrote on the 
31st, these cutworms were proving a pest on tobacco and cucumbers. 
