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llAY ( Phyllophaga spp,) 
Maine, Maine Agr, Expt, Sta* (August): liBiite gnibs have caused severe in- 
jury to corn at Norway*.' and jirobably in other a,reo,s in Oxford County, 
Connecticut, J. Peter Johnson (Septenher 25 ): Damage hy white gruhs has heen 
observed recently at East Hartland, East Haiipton, Groton, Middletovm, 
New London, Putnam, and Storrs, Many gruhs are still feeding in the 
upper 1-^ inches of soil, although the soil is exceedingly dry. 
Rhode Island, B. Eddy (September 5)* J-yecx cycle of white grubs w.as 
extremely damaging to a laxm at Exeter School, 
Pennsylvania^ E, J, Udine (August 2g): A loca,l infestation of v^hite grubs, 
determined as P, hirticula Enoch and P, fuse a Eroel., caused consider- 
able damage to sweet com, potatoes, and timothy in an area in the BaUd 
Eagle Valley, some 7 miles north of Tyrone, The valley at the area, of 
greatest damage war not more than mile vride betv/een the iiroods of 
mountain ranges on either side, A maximum of four grubs per hill war 
present on one 10-acre field of sweet corn on a, steep and rocky hill- 
side, An adjarent field of timothy was also ba,dly damaged. Other 
cornfields nearer the center of the valley were not seriously injured, 
(Pet, N, H, Anderson,) 
Illinois, ¥. P, Elint (September 24): White grubs are causing considerable 
dajiage to laims and golf courses in the northern third of Illinois, 
Injury is being caused by Brood C and is much more extensive than it 
has been at any time during the last 10 years, 
Michigan, R. Hutson (September 29 ): White grubs ha,ve been fairly numerous 
at Detroit, Canson City, Holt, Lakeview, Birmingham, and Clarksville, 
during the month, 
Wisconsin, E, L, Chambers (September 24): White grubs are' very abundant in 
sioots over the entire State, 
Kansas, H, R, Bryson (September 22): White grubs were reported as injuring 
bluegrass at Pittsburg and as abundant in wheat in Marshall County, 
UtaJi, G. E, Knowlton (September 24): White grubs have damaged lav/ns at 
Salt Lake City, 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonic a Newm,) 
Connecticut, J, P, Johnson (September 25 ): Grub damage to turf became 
apparent the second week in September, Soil is exceedingly dry and 
the grubs are feeding somexirhat deeper than usual, 
Rhode Island, B, Edc'y (Seiotember 22): Catch for 194l showed a 40-percent 
increane over 1940, 
Pennsylvania, B. E, Coon (September I 6 ): Only an occasional adult can be 
fonnd at Lancaster, Injury has been heavy gcneraJlly, various unoffi— 
