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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Texas.; R. K, Fletcher (February 24): Paratettix cucullatus cucullatus Burm. 
was damaging vegetable gardens in Harris County on January 2g. ( Pet . by 
A. 33 . Gurney.) 
ARMY CUTWORM ( Chorizagrotis auxiliaris Grote) 
Nebraska. H, D. Tate (February 26): Specimens of western army cutworm submit te 
on February 4 from Dawson County, south-central Nebraska, with the report 
that large numbers were observed crawling along roadsides in that area* 
FALL ARMYWORM- ( Laphygma fruglperda A. & S„) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, et al. (February 23 Specimens received from Harrison 
and Wayne Counties on November 13 and October 22, 194l, respectively. Re- 
port of damage to oats in Adams County received on November 
PACIFIC COAST W I REWORK ( Limonius canus Lee.) 
Washington. E. W. Jones (February 2l): Winter soil temperatures at Walla. Walla 
‘were apparently not fatal to insects hibernating in soil, owing to snow, 
" which held temperatures above freezing at 3~i nC b soil depth. On February 
15 one male beetle e’merged from soil in a field cage. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phy tophaga destructor Say) 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (February 24): Barley fields in southwest-central 
Illinois, planted late in August or early in Sej)tember, show an avera.ge in- 
festation of about 76 percent of the plants over a. large area. Few of the 
plants killed. 
Nebraska. H. D, Tate (February 26): Although somewhat less abundant than In 
194l, a heavy population is anticipated in southeastern Nebraska, especially 
in localities where preventive measures were not effectively applied in the 
fall of 1941. 
Kansas. E, T, Jones (February 28): Observations indicate that more than nor- 
mally abundant population in the eastern half of Kansas has overwintered in 
good shape. Dissection of 100 puparia, collected in Geary County on February 
25 yielded 92 percent healthy larvae, 2 percent parasitized, 1 percent empty 
puparium, and 5 percent unhealthy larvae. A number of the healthy larvae 
had reversed, and early pupation was indicated, 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 2): Most of the wheat was seeded so late that only 
in scattered sections of the State are there many fields showing serious in- 
festations, Volunteer wheat, however, in many counties, shows rather heavy 
infestations. 
