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Florida, J, H, Watson (April 26)i The lubberly locust ( Romalea microptera 
Beauv.) began hatching around Gainesville, Alachua County, and in Clay 
Covmty on March 31» 2 weeks later than last year, 
Idaho, J, R, Douglass (April 18): Grasshoppers are hatching in the Snake River 
plains of southern Idaho, 
Utah, G, F, Knowlton (April): On April 8 hatching was reported in home lots at 
Delta, Millard County, Reportedly abundant. First-instar nymphs brought 
in on April 17, collected in agricultural a,reas at Petersbpro,, Cache County, 
and southward to Kaysville, Elliots s grasshopper ( Aulocara elliotti Thos,) 
is hatching out on Levan Ridge, south of Uephi, Juab County,., Molanoplus sp, 
found in the first instar in fields at Poyson, Utah County, on April 17, 
and on foothills above Salt Lake City, Sa.lt Lake County, and in alfalfa on 
Bountif-ul Bench and nt Utah Hot Springs on April 18, On April. 25 approxi- 
mately 40 percent of Hippiscus coral lipes Hald,, observed in Tooele, Juab, 
and Millard Counties, were v/inged, A few winged TrjLmorotropis spp, were 
observed in Millard and Toool.e Counties, Melanoplus. sp, was ha,tching around 
fence rows in Millard County, at FeltrU, Fillmore, Holden, and Meadow, Those 
localities arc in central Utah, from the center of the State, northward to 
the border, 
Nevada, . G, G, Schweis (April 19): M, occidentalis Thos, reported as hatching 
in ITye County, 
MORMON CRICICET ( Anabrus simplex Hald, ) 
Nevada, G, G, Schweis (April 19): Reports received almost dailj'' of hatching 
in many of the infested counties, 
EUROPEAN EiJlWIG ( Forficula a uricularia L. ) 
Washington, K, E. Gibson (April 22): A number have been noted at Walla Walla, 
Oregon, B, G, Thompson (April l6): More adults, present in the northwestern 
section of Corvallis than ever before, 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidac) 
Alabama, J. M, Robinson (April 17): Observed on Austrian peas at Dadeville 
today, 
Georgia, T, L, Bissell (April 24); On April 18 a number of small cutworms, 
possibly Prodenia ornithogalli Guen,, wore found feeding on the leaves of 
young corn at Experiment, central Georgia, Other cutvrorms, apparently 
Feltia malef ida Guen,, have destroyed cabbage plants at Experiment, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle and assistants (April 23): Injury to small plants report- 
ed from Attala County and from the western part of the Sta.te, 
