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Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 22); Potatoes, beets, corn, and other crops damaged 
in many fields at Lewiston, northern Utah, 
Washington. E. W. Jones (July j): Larvae of L. canus Lee. damaged 50 percent of 
tho early potato crop in certain fields at Kennewick, eastern Benton Count 
California. A. F. Howland (July l4): Two .acres cf com at Downey, southern 
California, had less than a 10-percent stand, owing to injury by sugarbeet 
wireworn (L. ' calif ornicus Mann.). Nino found per square foot in the soil 
when samples wore taken, although the field was loft without water for 
several weeks. 
A CERAMBYCID ( Prionus , f issicornis Hald. ). 
Nebraska, M. H. Swenk ('July 15): About 70 percent of a 5>- acre cornfield in 
Saunders County reported as damaged by larvae. Corn planted on ground jus 
broken out of sod. 
BEET WEBW OEM ( Loxostoge stic.ticalis L. ) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July 20 ) : Injury to gardens rexDorted from the La 
Moure area. Moths reported as abundant in the Mandan and Minot areas, 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 15 ): Reported as appearing in large numbers in 
Garden County on June 27 . _ 
Utah. Provo Daily Herald (June 15 ): Sugar beet crop in Utah County infested, 
probably worst in the Springville and American Fork -areas. • Much more 
prevalent than in previous seasons. Control measures applied, 
G. F. Knowlton (July 22); Moths abundant in light traps at Syracuse* 
WHITE-LINED SPHINX ( Sphinx lineata F. ) 
Utah, G. F. Knowlton and W. P. Nye (June 30 ): Grapes defoliated in the vicinity 
of mouth of Rock Canyon, Utah County, 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
HESS IAN FLY ( Phyt ophage. destructor Say) 
Michigan, R. Hutson (July 25 ): Caused serious damage in a 25-acre field of whea 
at Deckerville, Sanilac County, 
Nebraska , 5 M, H. Swenk (July 15); Infested wheat received from Nemaha County on 
June 24. The infestation follows the Missouri River north to Burt County. 
Wheat stems infested with puparia, brought in from far-western part of 
Cheyenne County on July l4, with the report that farmer's in that area 
estimated the damage in some fields at 5 percent. 
