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GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
South Carolina A. Lutken (August 25): Grasshoppers in general are more 
abundant than usual. 
Ohio 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Michigan 
Wisconsin 
Minnesota 
Kentucky 
North Dakota 
South Dakota 
T„"H.. Parks (August 24): More than the usual numbers, of 
grasshoppers are present in most western Ohio counties. Damage 
has not been very serious owing to plenty of rains to favor 
growth. Poisoning work has been carried out in several counties. 
J. J. Davis (August 22) : Grasshoppers destroyed alfalfa on a 
3s~acre field at Indianapolis August 1. They also damaged onions. 
During July grasshoppers were conspicuously abundant and destruc- 
tive in Clinton County. 
W. B. Noble (July): The Carolina locust, Dissosteira Carolina L n 
was unusually abundant in central Indiana. It was observed 
flying about lights at night. 
J. H. Bigger (August 18): Grasshoppers are damaging soybeans, 
alfalfa, and corn. I have investigated severe outbreaks in 
about 90 acres of soybeans and 20 acres of alfalfa in Morgan and 
Greene Counties. Damage to corn was seen in Morgan, Greene, and 
Christian Counties. Only a small part of the damage in these 
areas was seen, 
R. Hutson (August 24): Grasshoppers are very abundant in 
grains in the upper peninsula. There are no blister beetles and 
few hairsnakes. 
E. L. Chambers (August 24): Local outbreaks of grasshoppers 
have been damaging crops in many sections of the State, doing 
serious injury to tobacco, corn, and small grains, 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (August): Grasshoppers were 
reported during August as still doing serious damage at many 
points throughout Minnesota, The species involved, in the order 
of their importance, were Melano-plus bivittatus , Say, Camnula 
pellucida Scudd., M. atlanis Riley, M. femur- rub rum DeG., and 
Dissosteira Carolina L, (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
Mary Didlake (August 24): Grasshoppers are very abundant on 
tobacco and tomatoes in Payette and other counties, 
J»4,Munro (August 22): Grasshoppers have been the pest of 
greatest abundance in North Dakota this season. Indications are 
that there will be another serious outbreak next year, 
H. C. Severin (August 20): Grasshoppers are very abundant. 
The outbreak has become more extensive and much of the State is 
affected. 
