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R. G. Dahms (Juno IS) : Causing severe damage in many corn and 
sorghum fields in southwestern part of the State. Much of the 
sorghum in this section was planted late and in some fields plants 
were killed within 3 or ^ days after thay came up. About 95 percent 
of the first-generation hugs have reached the adult stage. First 
eggs from first-generation hugs found on June 13* 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (June 22): Ruined a stand of sorghum- at College 
Station, observed on June 6. 
ENGLISH GRAIN APHID ( Macro siphum granarium Kby. ) 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (June 6): More numerous on wheat near Lincoln 
than last year, but not serious. 
PACIFIC GRASS BUG ( Thyrillus pacif icus Uhl.) 
Washington. R. D. Eichmann (May 30) : On May 23 observed apparently 
moving into wheat as native grasses dry up at Prescott, Walla 
Walla County. A general feeder and unually of slight economic 
importance. 
G. Edward (June 6): Reported as attacking winter wheat 3 
miles northeast of Dayton, Columbia County. 
WHEAT JOINTWORM ( Harmolita tritic-i Fitch) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (June 21): Has increased greatly since last year 
and is quite abundant in some wheat in central part of the State. 
This insect, formerly a major pest of wheat here, has been very 
scarce for 20 years. 
WHEAT STRAW WORM ( Harmolita grandis Riley) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): Seriously infesting wheat in an area 
in south— central section this spring. On June 12 found infesting 
wheat plants as far north as Merrick County. 
ARMYWORM ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 19)* Twelve acres of corn heavily 
damaged on June 15 » the larvae marching in on June l4. One acre of 
sweet corn in New Milford lightly infested on June 9* Another 
infestation reported in North Haven. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 26): Outbreak just 
reported by J . S. Clark, Caumsett, Huntington, Long Island. 
New Jersey. C. A. Clark (June 3)» Armyworms, .after destroying about 10 
acres of timothy, migrated to adjacent young corn at Moorestown, and 
completely destroyed 5 acres of sweet corn about 3 inches high-.- . 
