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KANSAS 
This is the second year in which collections were made in the 
State during the adult survey. There were 10,355 specimens collected 
in 8 different environments and 52 species are represented. In alfalfa, 
small grains, and pasture land Llelanoplus mexicanus was the most numerous 
of all species, whereas in corn and sorghums M. dif ferentjali s was first 
in numbers and H. bivittatus second. M. M exicanus was dominant for the 
State collection as a whole. Several big changes have taken place between 
the 1937 and 1938 infestations in regard, to the relative abundance of the 
different species. In 1937 Cordlllacrl s crenulata was first on the range 
land, at 60 percent of the specimens collected, and. ranked third in the 
total number collected. In the 1938 collection, only 1 specimen was 
collected in the total of 10,355. A similar change in the relative numbers 
of this species occurred in Nebraska in 1938 and in Montana between 1935 
and 1936. There was also a definite increase in the relative numbers of 
Aeoloplus turnbullii from 1,5 percent of the total specimens collected, in 
1937 to 5.9 percent of the total in 1938. 
Some reports of hatching cane in the first week of April and by 
the end of the month hatching was' general over the State. Rains retarded 
hatching and greatly reduced populations, especially in the eastern 
counties. No major flights occurred in the State. The western part still 
has the heaviest infestations, although most of then do not exceed a class 
3, or "threatening," condition. 
