Volume 21 
No, 4 
June 1 , 194l 
THE MORE IMPORTANT RECORDS EOR ..MAT 
The grasshopper situation in the extreme Southwest now indicates 
that populations are lighter than expected and, even where abundant, 
have not migrated into crops on account of heavy growth of vegetation 
on field margins. Hatching is well completed with several species and 
the two-striped has begun hatching. Rather heavy populations are reported 
from parts of western Oklahoma and Kansas and extreme southwestern Okla- 
homa, However, in -'general, crop conditions are better than usual in these 
areas and, since there is luxuriant marginal vegetation, only a minimum 
of hopper damage may occur. In northwestern North Dakota and south-central 
South N a kota rather heavy populations were observed during the month. 
Mormon cricket infestations have been unusually heavy in eastern 
Washington and Oregon, and crickets are now in the adult stage. No 
appreciable damage had occurred in Oregon up to the middle of the month, 
owing to control activities. Large bands of fifth-instar Mormon crickets 
have been reported migrating in Lyman County, S. Dak, A heavy infestation 
was observed during the latter half of the month in the Beaverhead National 
Eorest, in Montana. Cricket infestation in western Idaho is greater than 
was anticipated. 
The first outbreak of the cutworm Nepholo de s emmedonia vi Plans Ebn, 
in 4o years is reported from Connecticut. • The usual spring reports on cut- 
worms have been received from many parts of the country. This damage was 
so severe in parts of Hidalgo County, 'Tex., that replanting of cotton was 
made necessary. Similar damage is reported from the Phoenix area of 
Arizona. 
Scattered outbreaks of army cutworm and the nrnyworm are reported 
from Wyoming, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, and Idaho. During the last week 
in the month the fall army worn appeared in parts of Georgia and Mississ- 
ippi, 
Serious damage by the green Juno beetle larvae to- tobacco seedbeds 
is reported from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Tennessee, 
The first white-fringed beetle of the season was reported on May 13 
in New Orleans. 
The first codling noth adults of the season were observed in New 
York on May 8, in Pennsylvania on May 5* in Delaware on April 29, in 
Georgia on April 28, in southern Ohio on May 5» in Indiana on April 29, 
