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northern localities, and in Washington County in the southwestern 
part of the State, 
'XESWOHliS (Loxostogo sppe) 
Hehraska-, H. D. Sa.to (June 2C); Adiilts of alfaJLfa. wohworm were ohservod 
in alfalfa fields in Hitchcock and Hedv/illov; Ooimties and aroimd 
store v/indows in Suffalo and Phelps Counties on May 22, Also reported 
as numerous in Cherry, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, and Scotts Bluff 
Counties on June 5® 
Sexas, L, W.'.Ho’blS •'( June 2l): Garden \i/ehvrorm ban caused light damage to 
cotton in a fev; fields at Presidio, Presidio County, IJoted on pig\\roed, 
in fairly la^rgo populations, distributed over a ra.thcr large a.rea.. 
Minnesota, M, W. Wing (May 2C->Juuie 19) J One smaAl infestation of sugar 
beet wobv/orm on roa,dsidc v;ccds in low sv/alc in Big Stone County, 
Montana* H. B. Mills (June 23)1 Very hcavja moth flight of boot webworm 
this springo Dama,ge starting on boots in Pondera County anid the 
Yellowstone VaAley. Atta.ckiirg many crops, 
VHIIB-LIHED SPHIl'CC ( Sphinx 1 inoat a P, ) 
Utah, G. P. Znovrlton, et al, (May 2S): Larvae abundant on range land in 
area from Woodside to Green Eiver, and about 5 railes west of Green 
Eiver where much Eussian~thistle and various range plants have been 
stripped along highway. Three to six larvae per square yard, of all 
sizes, were present, 
SAY'S STIiTKBUG CClaloroclffoa sayi Stal) 
Montana, D, J, Pletsch (June 20) : Deeding by this bug is causing a 
wilting of the terminal growth of potato plants in the vicinity of 
Billings, Ycllovrstono County, as many as 10 adudt pontatomids having 
been noted on 1 plant. Affected plants arc not abundant but very 
noticeable, 
H, B, Mills (June): Moderately abundant in eastern and centra.! 
Montcona, 
CEEEAL AMD EOEAGE-CEOP INSECTS 
WHEilT MD OTHEE SliALL GEillNS 
HESSIAN ELY ( Phyt ophaga. destructor Say) 
Ohio, T, H, Parks (June 25) J Groa.tly increased over last year, adthough 
no serious damage expected, 
Illinois, W. P, Elint (June 23)? Spring brood has been very severe, with 
heavy inf estemions developing in many of the central and south— central 
counties. Heavy breakage of v/inter whsa.t in south- cent rad section 
of the State, 
