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resulting in considerable feeding damage to range grasses in limited 
areas. (April 16): Crickets range from very small up to sixth- instar 
nymphs and migrations are taking place. 
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COULEE CRICKET (Peranabrus scabricollis Thos.) 
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Oregon. C. Wakeland (April 1): Migrations occurred in the Axford area, 
Wasco County, during the warm part of the day. Part of this area heavily 
infested, averaging 15 crickets per square yard; largest crickets are 
fifth-instar nymphs. 
CUTWORMS (Phalaenidae). 
South Carolina. J. A. Berly (April 23): Troublesome in Clems on on beans 
and tomatoes in small gardens.. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (April>23): Garden vegetables attacked; infes- 
tation general over the State. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, et al. (April 24): Reports of damage to gardens re- 
ceived from Clay, Calhoun, Grenada, and Monroe Counties, and from Meridian 
district. Damage to lettuce by Feltia gladiaria Morr. observed in Holmes 
County. 
Kentucky. V/. A. Price (April 25): Abundant in the middle of April in old 
strawberry patches in the vicinity of Louisville. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (April): Scattered infestations reported. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 24): Light flight around fruit blossoms of 
moths of arnyworm ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw.) in central Missouri on warm 
evenings since the middle of April. Light flight of undetermined moths 
observed in central Missouri during the third week of April. 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (April 15): Specimens of the western army cutworm 
(jChorizagrotis auxiliaris Grote) submitted from Dundy and Chase Counties 
on April 13 and 14 with reports of abundance. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 15): Light damage locally to early planted to- 
mato plants and peas at Manhattan. 
Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. E. E. Russell (March 30): Although pale 
western cutworms ( Agrctis orthogonia Morr . ) are present in the South 
Plains area, numbers are so reduced as to obviate important crop damage. 
A secondary cutworm, C. auxiliaris , has caused noticeable damage, particu- 
larly to late-planted fall wheat, and is generally prevalent in practically 
all crops throughout the area. Heaviest infestation of pale western cut- 
worm was found in Potter County, Tex., on a farm in the western part of 
the county, and in a field east of Amarillo near the Potter-Carson County 
line, a maximum of 7 larvae per 20 unit feet of drill r ow being taken in 
each location. Heaviest infestation of the army outworn was found near 
Perryton, Tex., where a maximum of 28 larvae per 20 unit feet of drill 
row was found. (Det. by C. Heinrich.) 
Montana. H. B. Mills (April 20): Moderate damage to winter wheat by £. 
auxiliaris reported below the Yellowstone River, in southeastern Montana. 
