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VJHITE GRUBS (P h;'.''llopha!ga spp,) 
Vermont, H, L, Bji.iley (August 2^): Wliitc gruts are very e.'bundant. Reports 
of ospocioolly TDad. damo-gc to gra.ss and. strawberry plants at V7a^terbury, 
East Montpelier, central Vermont, and from Salccrsf ield, Franklin County, 
in the nortlwcstern part of the State, 
Massa.chusotts* E, ?, Felt (August 15)* Ha.ve ca.used considerable injury 
to la.vms in Great Barrington and Egremont, 
Massanhusetts, A, I, Rotirnc (Au;gust 28): Late summer has been marked by 
an miusually large number of complaints of the presence of white grubs 
in lawns on private estates, golf greens, and even in mowing fields. 
Areas sampled showed a large population of grubs to the square foot. 
In many cases -he gra,ss roots x^^ere completely ea.ton away so that large 
areas of the sod could be rolled back like a. carx^et. In spite of this 
the rainfall, in some sections of the State ha.s been sufficient so tha.t 
the sod had not been dried out, 
Connocticute J. P, Johnson (August 23 ): Injury rcieortod as occurring on 
more turf than in the last several years at Sharon, Litchfield, Wood- 
bridge, Bethany, Ayon, Braniford, Ma.dison, and Mansfield, 
Hew York, F, Z, Hartzell (August 26): Injury is quite v/idespread but most 
XorevaAont xi/ithin a ra.dius of 30 miles from Geneva, 
Virginia, J, Schoenc (August 5)* e philida Say specimens received 
from Lo 'ingston, Heison County, v/ith statement that they v^rere found on 
an apple tree in great swarms, and that there were thousands of them, 
(Let, by E, A. Chapin,) 
Kentucky, M, L, Lidlalec (August 26): White grubs, princix)ally P. hirticula 
Enoch, severely injured a mumber of bluegrass x>astures in Fayette County 
during July, and early Augu.st, 
JibPfiHESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonica. Hewn,) 
Mansanhusetts, A. I. Bourne (Au^qist 28): By the last week of July we re- 
ceived numerous rex^orts of Japanese beetle being x^nosent in consider- 
ably greater abiundanco in this general section than was the case last 
year, Apx^arently conditions at the critical time la,st summer were very 
favorable for the dex')osition of eggs, and \vq ha.ve experienced the anti- 
eij^atod increase in beetle abundance this year, 
Connecticut, J, P, Johnson (Augu.st 23): Folia.gc damage was considerably 
greater than in previous yeans. The insect is now appearing in more 
mraJ areas. On July 30 and 3 I considerable delayed emergence took 
plane after rains, Hambcr of beetles emerging was very noticeable a.s 
thousands wore observed on golf courses and turf in parks,. 
Rhode Island, B, Eddy (August 28): Japanese beetle is 5 O x'^ercent heavier 
this year and sx^rcading somox^rhat to nev; arca.s. 
