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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Ohio. E. J. McHerhey (October I7): Large grasshoppers are arriving alive on 
running gear and plates of cars from the West and Southwest, First appear-, 
ance noticed on October 2. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (October 2S); Althoiogh the weather late in September and 
October has been very favorable for the deposition of grasshopper eggs, there 
are only a few points in the State where eggs are more abundant than normal. 
These arc scattered points in a number of central counties. None of the 
areas are large. Eggs were deposited in less than normal numbers in many 
of the northern and southern counties. 
Michigan. R, Hutson (October 22); Grasshopper survey records indicate- 'that not 
only the infestation in the Upper Peninsula but also that in the upper part 
of the Lower Peninsula are lower than last year’s, Melanoplus mexicanus 
Sauss . is the dominant species. 
Minnesota. A. G, Ruggles (October): Eggs reported in Carlton, Chicago, 'Dakota, 
Marshall, and Otter tail Counties, Egg survey not yet completed but some 
areas show plenty of eggs for next year’s brood. Clear-winged grasshopper 
( Camnula pelluc'ida S*cudd. ) moderately abundant in Douglas County, 
Missouri, L, Haseman (October 25): Scattering number's continued active, apparent- 
ly still laying eggs, throughout the first 3 weeks in October, The fall has 
been ideal for oviposition. Adults of the red-legged (M, femur-rubrum Deg, ) . 
the lesser migratory (M, mexicanus ) . the differential (M, diff erentialis 
Thcs,), and the largo American grasshopper ( Schistoc e rca americana Drury) 
have been active until the last few cold days' and nights, A swarm of the 
American grasshopper moving from the southeast into the northwest was report- 
ed in north-central Missouri, along the Iowa border, on October 17. 
Kansas. J. R, Horton (October 3): On July 22 migratory flights of hoppers were 
reported as observed on several days over Wichita, together with a material 
decrease in numbers in certain local fields. In September it became evident 
that a further extensive reduction had occ\irrod in the number of grasshoppers 
in local fields. They lia.ve failed to do any serious damage to young wheat 
on land whore they previously cut 100 percent of the plants to the greund. 
Egg deposition promises to be light in such places. The decrease in numbers 
was due to migration. Slight damage done to v;heat , grasses, and corn, 
H, R, Bryson (October 25): Grasshoppers caused much less injury to fall- 
sown wheat than usual. In many localities they were scarce at the time wheat 
was germinoting, 
Oklahoma, C, F, Stiles (October 25): Rapidly disappearing during the last month 
and the only place where they are' doing any damage is in the Panhandle, where 
they are damaging fall-seeded wheat. The species doing the most damage is 
M, mexicanus in Texas County, 
