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Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 26); Outbreak soverc in many localities. Most 
extensive control work particularly in Utah County, Most of the hoppers 
are now winged, except in late-hatching localities. Mating of M. bivittatur 
and M. packardii has been observed during the last 2 weeks, 
Montana, (July 14-20): Flights reported at Turner, Treelon, Rudyard, J8 miles 
northwest of Havre, and 27 miles northwest of Rudyard, 
.South Dakota, (July 14-20): Harvesting of small grains is causing considerable 
movement of hopper populations throughout the State, Populations are shift 
ing to cornfields, and marginal damage in localized areas is increasing 
rapidly. Severe damage to barley and oats reported in a number of counties 
H. C. Severin' .(July 26): Leaving cut-over grainfields and attacking 
sorghum, corn, end late-planted cane, resulting in much damage. Some local 
flights have already occurred, • 
North Dakota, (July 14-20): Approximately all M. bivittatus and 80 percent of 
the M. mexicanus in northwestern North Dakota are in the adult stage. On 
July l6 a local flight of M, mexicanus was reported northward in Steele 
County. Local flights reported in Traill and Grand Forks Counties during 
the week. Reported moving into flaxfields in Pembina and Griggs Counties, 
where they were causing light danago. Considerable damage to barley in 
Pembina County reported, 
J. A. Munro (July 21): Emergence loss than 20 percent that expected in 
a field under observation at Langdon, based on egg surveys made in tho fall 
of^ 1939 and again in the spring of 1940, Cause of curtailed hatch not 
definitely apparent, M. mexicanus was the predominating spocies, 
Minnesota. (July 14-20); From 20 to 85 percent of M. ' bivittatus , tho dominant 
species in the northwestern counties of Norman, Mahnomen, Lake of tho Woods, 
Beltrami, Koochiching, and Roseau, are now adult, 
Wisconsin. (June 30 -July 6); Infestations are localized and spotted- and far 
less serious than was anticipated, M. bivittatus appears to be the dominant 
species at present. Weather c o n d i t iUn s“havo greatly delayed development of 
hatch and crop injury has been light, 
E. L. Chambers (July 30); Serious injury to new seeding and second-crop 
alfalfa and clovor just beginning to be reported' from areas where heaviest 
infestations wore forecast by last fall's egg survey. Control measures 
arc being used. M. bivittatus , which was not rocorded as an important 
species until this year, seems to bo dominant in the northern two-thirds of 
the State. M. femur- rub run is about equally abundant in the southern part 
of the State, 
Michigan. (July 14-20): M. mexicanus constitutes about J 5 percent of the popu- 
lation in the northeastern, and north-central counties,. M. femur-rub rum . 
Cannula pellucida Scudd, , and Ageneotottix doorun Scudd. compose tho re- 
maining 25 percent. Hatch of all species is practically complete. M, 
femur-rub run is largely second, third, and fourth instar, 'while about 
30 percent of the other species mentioned are adult. Damage reported to 
oats, alfalfa, clover, beans, raspberries, corn, apple trees, and melons. 
