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Indiana J. J. Davis (August 21): Webworns, Cranbidae, continued as out- 
standing pest's in lawns and golf greens, our last report having 
"been received August 13. Localities reporting trouble since July 
31 are as follows: Brookville, South Bend, Winchester, Fountain 
City, Martinsville, Indianapolis, Muncie, Aurora, Decatur, Salem, 
Amo, Milroy, Franklin, and Wave land. The adults were out in 
enormous numbers at Lafayette the night of August 4. 
Illinois J. H. Bigger (August 19): Adults of C. teterrollus Zinck. were 
abundant August 9-17. 
Kentucky M. L. Didlakc (August 25): There are numerous complaints that 
the sod webwor-a is injuring lawns, pastures, golf links, and or- 
chard grass in Fayette, Kenton, Lewis, Woodford, Fleming, and 
Greenup Counties. Around Lexington the second brood of moths 
was flying all through August; they were so numerous that they 
covered radiators and windshields of automobiles and made almost 
solid masses on lighted windows in the country. Many were collect- 
ed on August 4 and 15. 
Iowa H. 1. Jaqucs (August 27): Sod webworns have been very destruct- 
ive tn lawns and to some pastures particularly in southern Iowa. 
Chickens and blackbirds" have been active in destroying the 
wo'rms. 
Missouri L. Haseman (August 25): Cra^bids continue to be unusually abund- 
ant at Columbia. Moths coming to lights. 
Tennessee C. M. Packard and '.7. 3. Noble (July): Widespread in jar y was 
done to lawns and golf greens by sod webwor^s this month. Several 
species were involved as shown by our rea.rings, probably C. mu- 
tabilis Clem. , C. trisectus Walk., and C. cali.-unosellus Clem., 
although authentic determinations have not yet been received fro^ 
Washington. Wild birds and chickens have been observed digging 
up and eating the larvae. A dipterous parasite was common but not 
present in controlling numbers. 
C. 3enton (July): Injury tn com continued, into early July, 
when a few larvae were still attacking corn roots in infested 
fields near Fayettcville. 
TIGB3. MOTH ( Ajjantesis -phyllira Drury) 
Tennessee C. Benton (July): Local outbreaks of the second-brood larvae 
and of the tiger moth, A. -phyllira , occurred throughout the same 
Kentucky general area in southern Tennessee as previously reported for the 
first brood. Major injury was done in lo.te June and early July. 
By July 15 most of the lervae had pupated. First moths from this 
brood were taken in the field, on July 7. Moths were present al- 
most nightly at lights in Fayettcville to July 27. Most injury 
