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of the Warn Springs River end in a southerly direction on the south 
side of the river* General migrations on the cast side of the Des- 
chutes River have "been in an easterly direction. From 200,000 to 
250,000 acres arc infested and 50 percent of this area is classed 
ns moderately to heavily infested. In the area south of the Warn 
Springs River, Mormon crickets are just entering the adult stage, 
(May 11-17) • Crickets in Wasco and Jefferson Counties are 95 per- 
cent adult, with the remaining 5 percent in the sixth and seven th 
instars. There was little migration of cricket hands during the 
week, owing to the cool weather which prevailed in this area of the 
State, 
COULEE CRICKET ( Perenahrus scabricollis Tlios,) 
Oregon. B„ M, Gaddis and assistants (April 27- Hay 3): Lar go bands arc 
reported in Wasco County in the northern pant of the State. (May 
H-17)! Crickets are ovipositing and scattering to new localities 
infesting an additional 2,000 a.cres in the last 10 days. Populations 
on the east side of the Deschutes River in those areas newly, infested 
is less than 3 to the square yard. On the cast side of the Deschutes 
River, crickets he.ve damaged the foliage of cheat grass from 20 to 25 
percent and the seed has been reduced, from 60 to 70 percent. The clan- 
age is not general over the entire area, 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assinilis F.) 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (May 17)* The field cricket was reported from Seward 
County on April l4. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (May 17 ) : Moderately abundant at Taylorsville, in 
Salt hake County, and at Perry, in Box Elder County. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (May 20): Outbreak reported on range land in 
Washoe County, in the northwestern part of the State, during the month. 
• Exceedingly numerous. 
CUTWORMS ( Phalacni d.ae ) 
Maine. J. Hawkins (April 23): Larvae of several species, Agrotis bicarnea 
Guen. predominating, present at Monmouth in grass crops"! (May 7)* 
Many last-instar larvae and a. few now in the pupal stage. (May 20): 
■ Moths of Agrotis ypsilon Rott. have been flying at. Orono since May S, 
More abundant than usual. 
Connecticut. J. P. ' Johnson (May 22): Larvae of Ncphc lodes omnedonia 
violans Gu.cn. were found along 22 miles of the Minitt Highway in the 
towns of Greenwich, Stanford., and. New Canaan, in the southwestern part 
of the State. Feeding was from light to severe on over 50 acres of 
turf, and green grass was all eaten, leaving large brown areas. First 
outbrc.ak in Connecticut known in over 40 years. 
