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Kentucky, W, A, Price (April 22); A fairly heavy fli^it is expected early in 
May in the inner BluOj^rass region of Kontucl^y, Counts made in "bluegrass 
sod in Payette County shovr that adults of P, hirticula Knoch arc present 
in the soil at the ro.to of about 30«000 beetles per acre, -Considerable 
grub damage to sod expected in 1940. 
Tennessee, O'. M, Bentley (April 15)* Two species reported at Jasper, Marion 
Covinty, and at Sweetwater, Monroe County, No (3amage* 
Kansas, H, R, Bryson (April 25) J White grubs exceptionally abundant in lawns 
and gardens. Adults at the surface of the soil, but the air temperatures 
have been too low to stimulate a flight. . . 
A SCAEABABID ( Cyclocephgila tma-Culata Oliv.) 
Kentucky, W, A, Price (April 22): Sxoring diggings in the vicinity of Lexington 
show considerable winter mortality of la,rvae. In one a,rea where the larvae 
had overwintered at an average depth of only 4 inches, approxima.tcly 4o 
percent were killed, 
A PLOWER BEETLE ( Euphoria sepulchralis P, ) 
Plorida, J, P, Watson (April 26): Unus-aally abundant last- month, attacking not 
only roses but also mangoes a.nd shrubbery in the Miejni section, and corn 
■ in Arcadia, 
WIHE^fORMS (Elateridae) 
New York, N, Y, State Coll, Agr, News Letter (Ax^ril 22); Injury from both corn 
and vrheat wireworns observed this week on tomatoes in a plant .house in 
Nia.ga.ra County, western Now York, The very small wheat wirev/orns v/ere go- 
ing into the stems of the seedlings and tra.nsplants, causing injury, 
Plorida, J, R, V/atson (April 26); Reported as injurious to tobacco in Baker 
County, 
Idaho, P. H, Shirck (April 15): L arva.e of Ludius pruininus noxius Hyslop 
found infesting seed pieces of early planted pota.toes at Homedale, in the 
nev.'ly established Owyhee irrigr,tion phojoct, in southwestern, Idaho, This 
land was covered with sagebrush until 1937* Surveys in 193^*. 1939* a^^d 
1940 have shown that the populations of these dry~la.nd v;ireworms have not 
decreased significantly during 2 years of irrigation, . 
California, M. V. Stone (March 29): A large number of sugar-bee t plartings in 
Ventura County beinrg severely damaged by the sugar-beet wireworn ( Linonius 
californicus Mann,), Pceding on the newly formed roots continues, ov/ing 
to the low soil temiaeraturos preva.iling near the surface, (April I 7 ): 
Damage observed in many sugar-beet fields of Ventura County, Over 10 acres 
of a 60-acrc field of beets near Sa.ticoy plowed under, as only a few plants 
remained. Siftings in this field on April 10 showed from 5 “to 27 L, cali - 
fornicus per 3 feet of rov;, and an average of 4 i^er foot of row. 
