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Idaho* (June Migrations are taking place in Washington, Adams, 
Owyhee, Elmore, Eremont, and Clark Co.unties, Most of the crickets a,re 
now adult. Copulation has been ohserved in nearly all counties, and 
females are nearly 'ready to hegin ovipositing, 
Utah, (June 2-S); Mormon crickets in large numbers- a?e now„mlgrating from 
higher elevations toward crop areas in all infested areas in the State, 
Approximately 90 percent of the crickets are in the adult stage, 
. Mating first reported on June 3» "but oviposition has no.t been observed. 
Several flocks of from 5*000 to 6,000 sea gplls per flock were reported 
feeding on crickets in various infested areas. (June 9~15)s Crickets 
are. beginning to oviposit in Tooele County, 
Oregon, (June 9"“15)s Crickets in Wasco, Baker, and Jefferson Counties are 
now adult, and egg deposition has begun, 
Washington, L. G, Smith (June 5)j Approximately 95 percent of the. Mormon 
crickets in Eranklin County on May 25 were in the adult stage, -. .the 
rest bein^ in the sixth and seventh instars. Population ranged. from 
16 to 32 per square yard. Migrations occurred only in the early hours 
of the morning, and feeding was observed on sunflowers, greasewood, 
and pigweed. Little or no damage had been done to wheat and rye, 
CUTWORMS (Hoctuidae) •- 
Ohio, E. W, Mendenhall (June. 6): Garden cutworms (Peridroma margaritosa Haw, 
were very abundant in central Ohio on beans and other garden vege-tables, 
doing considerable damage to early planted gardens, 
Indiana, J. J. Davis (Juiie 22)s Common in many areas, but perhaps the major 
species is the so-called overflow worm ( Agrotis ypsilon Rott, ), :,which 
has been responsible for much damage to corn. Other damage has been done 
to tomato and garden crops in general, 
Minnesota, A. G. Ruggles and assistants (June): Nephelodes emmedonia Cram, 
moderately abundant in fields of hay and on foliage of trees at Perham 
and Preston, 
Horth Dakota, E, G. Butcher (June 25): Underground-feeding by the pale 
western cutworm (A, orthogonia Morr, ) appears jnuch less abundant than 
usual, ■ ; , 
Nebraska, H. D. Tate (June IS): Extensive damage reported to corn on 
^irrigated land on June 3 from Valley County, Specimen of. western army 
. cutworm moth ( Chorizagrotis auxiliaris Grote) received on June -12 from 
Douglas County with a request for control information. 
New Mexico, ' J. R. Eyer (June 8): Outbreak of the pale western cutworm 
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