Florida. C. S. Rude and L. C. Fife (April 8); Sone damage to cotton in places 
in the Sea Island cotton-growing area. 
Tennessee. L. 3. Scott (April l4): Normally abundant in pastures in Montgomery 
County, north-central Tennessee. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (April 24); Pale western cutworm ( Agrotis orthogonia 
Morr.) reported on doing considerable damage to rye in Edmunds County, in 
the north-central part of. the State. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 20): Request for control information as to cut- 
worms received from Dodge County on April 3* 
Texas. R. L. Me Gar r (April 22); Some damage noted in one field of cotton in 
Calhoun County this week. 
R. K. Fletcher (April 21): Observed injuring corn on April 3 Fort 
Worth, Tarrant County. 
Idaho. F. H. Shirck (April 3)s .A young stand of red clover at Parma severely 
damaged by 'several species- of cutworms. Plants eaten right down into the 
ground. Damage so severe that the crop on about 5 acres is totally destroyed. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (April 24.); An outbreak of cutworms, variety unknown, re- 
ported from Pershing County as doing great damage to young stands of alfalfa. 
Washington. E. W. Jones (April 20 ) : Observed damaging asparagus shoots in a few 
fields near Walla Walla from April 15 to 20. 
EUROPEAN EARWIG ( Fprf icula auricular ia L. ) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (April 20); Adults are becoming active end masses of eggs 
are being observed at Farmington in northern Utah, 
Washington. C. W. Gotzendaner (April 20); Adults (mostly males) observed above 
ground nearly all winter, and increased in numbers in traps in March. Newly- 
hatched nymphs and eggs ready to hatch were observed near Buckley, Pierce 
County, by W . W. Baker and B. J. Landis. 
COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tctranychus telarius L. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April 8); Abundant and injurious on a small clump of 
wild vetch at Griffin, central Georgia. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2l); Plants infested with red spider, Tctranychus sp., 
received from Hancock, Lafayette, .and Pike Counties. Camellia, Cape- jasmine 
and rose injured. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (March 30 ) ; On hollyhock at University, East Baton Rouge 
Parish. (Det. by E. A. McGregor.) 
