Mis scur i 
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TIMOTHY 
. . WHEAT-HEAD ARMYWORM (Hel ioohila albilinea Hubn.) 
Iowa G.^ElEdlsr (Bureau of Markets, August 14). "Our correspondent h&s 
just completed a survey of the timothy seed situation in south- 
. central Iowa and finds that the head worm is quite abundant but 
not serious enough to occasion cutting of the timothy for hay, 
SORGHUM WEBWORM ( Celama sorghiella Riley) 
Missouri L.Hasenan (June 30). "This insect is more abundant than usual 
in Cape Girardaau County, As soon as the volunteer rye heads 
have passed the milk stage it turn^its attention to timothy 
seed heads." 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acridiidae) 
L.Haseman (July 26). "The differential grasshopper has been 
much worse th.ua usual in places in central and eastern 
Missouri this year. It is not, however, a general scourge 
as in some years." 
R.W.Harned. "Grasshoppers, especially Melanoplus__ 
djL.ffa.ren t ial i s Thos. and Schistocerca aroericana Drury, are 
more abundant than usual in Mississippi this summer,, These 
reports come especially from the northern half of the State." 
C.P.Gillette (July 15). "According to Mr.C.L.Corkins, the 
only outstanding species so far has been Melanoplus 
bivitattus Say with M. femur- rub rum DeG. K. atlanis Riley, 
and M^ packardii Scud, present in moderate numbers. The 
differential grasshopper has not ' been abundant in any 
locality that has come under our observation this summer. 
We have been sending out large quantities of concentrated 
crude white arsenic ,aioyl acetate, and salt for use by the 
farmers and so far with very satisfactory results." 
Idaho Claude Wakelond (July 25) « "Grasshoppers ore doing about the 
average amount of damage to alfalfa aid grain this year, 
damage inost severe over the southern third of the Slate and 
in the two northern most counties. In the northern outbreak 
about 90 per cent of the hoppers were Camnula pellucida Scud f 
according to Mr.WfegXan.* 
. . WHITE QRUBS. ( Phv^ophaga spp) 
Massachusetts A,;?Bourne (August 3l), "White grubs are reported to us from 
Bristol County as d^ng q^u&lf serious injury to the haj "QTPP 
ajad corn, potatoes, and strawberries. In some cases they have 
practically ruined, the crops," 
Mississippi 
Colorado 
