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South Dakota, H, C. Severin (August 12): Damage is continuing, especially to 
com, flax, and garden crops, . 
Nebraska, M. H, Swenk (August 15) : Population greatly above normal over the 
entire State,' Plights of migrating grasshoppers., largely M. mexicanus , 
occurred in western Nebraska, especially in the PaphantjLle area, but were 
not so conspicuous farther east as in recent years. In the more eastern 
part of central Nebraska, especially in the area from Howard to Polk 
Counties, north to Boone, and south to Clay and Pillmore Counties, there 
was much complaint of their concentrating in and defoliating not only fruit 
and deciduous shade trees, but also evergreens end shrubs. During the 
second half of July there were local reports' of grasshoppers dying in 
large numbers as a result of attack by Sarcophaga kellyi .Aldr, One report 
of unusually efficient control by this parasite received from Logan County 
on July 21, 
Oklahoma, C. P. Stiles (July 3l)* Situation much improved over the entire State, 
and there has been very little crop damage, M. different jails and M. 
bivittatus reported as damaging alfalfa in Kiowa and Harmon Counties, Some 
row crops being damaged by various species in the Panhandle counties. 
Small flights of D. longipennis .and M. mexicanus reported from Texas County 
Control, still under way in the Panhandle but other stations closed, 
Utah, G. P, Knowlton (August lU) ; Control at its height in Cache, Weber, Salt 
Lake, and Utah Counties, Mating common, with M. mexicanus . M. bivittatus . 
M. packardii . and M, femur- rub rum usually the dominant species. Alfalfa 
and alfalfa seed most commonly injured now. Injury to tomato fruits occur- 
ring in Weber, Davis, Box Elder, Utah, and Salt Lake Counties, C., pelltu 
cida is injuring alfalfa and alfalfa seed crops at Benson, Cache County, 
Only in higher, cooler valleys are nymphs more numerous ‘ than adults, 
(August 18): Outbreaks of grasshoppers have occurred in New Harmony and 
Pine Valley, southern Utah, (August 25): Large numbers of C., pellucida 
are congregating on their breeding grounds near Ephraim and Wales, Sanpete 
County, central Utah, 
Washington. V. Chapman (August l): Losses held to a minimum in Okanogan County, 
Not found in several areas where they were last year, but located in some 
. new communities. Apparently many of the hoppers in the Molson area were 
killed by extremely cold weather and unfavorable feeding conditions at 
hatching time,., The later hcppars, largely M, m ex icp nus .j have done very 
poorly., mostly being stunted and the numbers not sufficient to be econom- 
ically seiuousc Peak of cycle about past, 
California. G, H. Kaloortian (July 17 ) : Damage by M. differentials ' in a vine— 
yard at Fowler. Fresno County, consisted of extreme defoliation, cane in- 
jury, ana feeding on the bunches of early ripe grapes. (Det. by A, B, 
Gurney. ) 
MORMON CRICKET ( Ano.br us s implex Hald. ) 
Nebraska, M, H, Swenk (August 15): Reported as numerous about grain shocks in 
-.some fields as far east -as Lincoln County the third week in July* 
