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Iowa. H. E. Jaques (May): Wireworms reported as light to moderately 
abundant in scattered counties throughout the State. 
Worth Dakota. P. Gray Butcher (May 23 ): Wireworms have been responsible 
for severe spotted damage to cereal crops in Barnes County in the 
southeastern part of the State, during the last 10 days. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin and G. I. Gilbertson (May 23 ): Wireworms 
have caused considerable trouble iii the eastern and central sections 
of the State. 
Wyoming. B. T. Snipes (May 20): Wireworms are causing small spot- damage 
to wheat in Sheridan and Big Horn Counties. 
Utah. G. F, Knowlton (May l4): Wireworms were found infesting sugar beet 
and tomato land, on a farm west of Ogden, and on a farm at Benson, in 
Cache County. 
Washington. E. W. Jones (May ~j): Larvae of L. californicus Mann, were 
found feeding on sugar beets, and larvae of L. cc anus Lee. wore feed- 
ing on cabbage plants and seed onions at Walla Walla. 
Oregon. R. L. Post (May 20): Larvae attacked strawberry roots at Stay- 
ton, in the northwestern part of the State, in Marion County. 
MAT BEETLES ( Phyllophaga spp. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants ( May 24): May beetles sent -in from 
Clay County on April 26. Reported by N. L. Douglass as feeding on 
pecan buds in Grenada County. 
Indiana. P. Luginbill (May ~(): May beetle flights started somewha,t earl- 
ier than usual. Some damage to tree foliage has occurred at Pill- 
more in the western pant of the State. Usually occurs last week in 
May. 
Illinois. A. P. S a tterthwait (May 24): P. implicita Horn began to appear 
in Japanese beetle traps at Urhana-Champaign on May 5» and P. futilis 
Lee. on May 20. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (May 26): P. hirticula Enoch caused some strip- 
ping of pin and bur oaks in the Inner Blue grass Region early in May. 
Wisconsin. T. R. Chamberlin (April): June beetles emerged in large num- 
bers before May 1, earlier than any year since 1934. Pirst emergence 
recorded was April 25 . The streets, sidewalks, and -gutters at Ripon, 
in the eastern part of tho State, were said to be covered with thous- 
ands of beetles. (May 26 ): Large flights of beetles reported occur- 
ring in various localities. A terrific flight of P. tristis P. was 
reported at Baldwin about May. 15, and a very large flight was report- 
ed from b’iroqua at the same time. Large flights were also reported 
from Beaver Dam and' Sturgeon Bay on May 19 and 20. At Sturgeon Bay 
