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Uew Mexico. J. M. Landrun (Octoiier 23); An infestation of M. tiivittat-us Sajr 
with M. differontialis occurred in the central part of the Rio Grande irri- 
gated valley from Belen, Valencia Ccjnty, to 4 miles north of Alhuq-uer que , 
Bernalillo County, They are attacking alfalfa, corn, truck crops, and 
ornamentals. Dissoteira longipennis Thbs, has hoen spreading in a southern 
and southwestern direction for the last 3 years into Union, Harding, Colfax, 
' and Quay Counties, northeastern .How Mexico. A second wave seems to he 
starting, as the same area covered in 193^ is again infested, 
Arizona, C, D. Lchert (Septenher 27): Several species of hox)pcrs observed in 
garden plots, alfalfa fields, and feneb rows in the Chino Valley, Yavapai 
County. Several alfalfa fields arc infested with an average of 30 hoppers 
per square yard, 
Utah, G. F. Kno™lton (October 20): Recent cold nir^hts’ appear to have reduced 
adult pop\ilations in Cache Valley, nortlu-contral Utah, approximatGly 4o per- 
emt, 
Oregon. D, C. Mote (October): Grasshopper oviposition in eastern Oregon is com- 
plete. 
California. C. S. Morley (October 4); Still very numerous in Kern County, Doing 
practically no damage to agricultural crops. 
FALL ARMYWORIi ( Laphygna f rugiperda . S, & A, ) 
Virginia, H. G. Walker and L, D. Anderson (October 2S); Causing considerable 
damnge in late pea fields at Norfolk by eating out the developing flower buds. 
Eiey ar*e quite .abundant in some fields of spinach, ; 
Mississippi, C, Lyle (October 26); A heavy infestation of graseworms observed on 
September 27 near Marigold, Bolivar County. A light infestation on gladiolus 
plants reported at Lyman, Harrison County, on October 15. 
Kansas, R. W. Portman (October 5): Fall' arm y'vorms moved in on a wheatfield in 
Phillips County from pasture (gramma .and buffalo g;rass) to the east, and 
turned south, destroying 75 P'-rcent 'of the stand of wheat. Several fields 
in the county show mere or less injury, although it is spotted in the fields 
•and in the co'onty. 
BEST UZB?70RIvl ( Lpxostege stictical is L. ) 
Arizona, 0, L. Barnes (October 24); Full-grown larvae were quite numerous near 
Flagstaff, Coconino County, along weedy fence rows and roadsides on October 
19-20, The insects were in hibernating cocoons within an inch or two of 
the soil surfaco, and thickest where there were regular stands of Russian- 
thistle. Populations rconged from 6 to 23 per square foot, averaging about 
12 per square foot where counts were made. Larvae wero seldom encountered 
in cultivated fields or in native grassland. There wore extremely hc.avy 
infestations of the larvae and adults in the Flagstaff, area d\iring the summer, 
Consider.able deamage occurred in vegetable gardens, but most of the feeding was 
done on weeds, especially pig7^eed a,nd Russi.an-thistle, 
