Vol. 21 
Septenlcr 1, 19'41 
No. 7 
THE MOSE IMFOP.TANT RECORDS EOR AUGUST 
The Melar^oplus me xi crams Sauss* infestation in the SnJLphur Sprin.^s 
Talley of Arizona is one of the few instances of recent tines in which this 
species has developed to serious outbrealc nunhers under purely range condi- 
tions, In addition to M, nexicanus several other species of grasshoppers 
occurred in the infested area in Arizona. The no st nunorous of these is 
prohahly Aulocara elliotti Tlios,, followed hy several other raurzo species. 
The large hush grasshopper, Schistocorca sho shone Thos,, v;as quite nunerous 
in certain aneas and was panticularly dostnnetive in peach orchards southvrest 
of Willcox, Ariz, In Oklahona and Texas light infesta,tions of second-genera- 
tion M, nexicanus are appanent, hut crop dana..gc is negligihle. The sane con- 
dition exists in wostarn . Kansas, In the early part of August throughout 
contro-l Wisconsin M, f enur-ruh run Eeg, had replaced M, hivittatus Say as the 
doninant grasshopper species. Crop danage was increasing, especially to 
second-grov7th alfalfa, and was norc severe than at any previous tine this yean, 
Mornon cricket inf esta.tions, were observed during the nonth only in linit- 
ed nunhers and in localized areas in the tri-Sta.te area of Idaho, Nevaxla, and 
Oregon, and in sone snail agricultural areas in Sheridan County, Uyo, 
White grubs caused considerable danage . to lavms in New England and Middle 
Atlantic States southward to Yirginia and to Kentuclq?-, 
Tlie Japanese beetle occurred in unprecedented nunbers duning the last 
week in July and the first week in Au;gust in Connecticut and seriously?' dam- 
aged sweet corn and fruits and berries in Westchester County, N, Y, At the 
Yirginia Truck Exporinont Sta.tion over seven tines as nany beetles xi/ere 
collected in traps this year as during last soa.son. Several nev/ infestations 
were found in the Chicago a,rea of Illinois and o, single specinen was collect- 
ed at Eloonington in the central part of the State, 
New infestations of white-fringed beetle v;ere reported fron Escambia and 
Dallas Counties, Ala, 
The beetle Calorycterus setarius Roelo.fs is now loiown to occur in 12 
towns in Connecticut, The adult feeds on a v/idc vaniety of flbv;cring plants. 
It was also recorded fron Now York this nonth, 
Yery heavy inf esta.tions of the false chinch bug are reported fron Utah 
and Arizona, In Utah the insects were- severely damaging alfa.lfa and truck 
crop»s, _ _ . . 
