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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
T. H. Parks (July 21 ) : Melanoplus atlanifl _ Ril<by, M. femur - 
rub run DeG. ,and M. bivittatus Say are moderately to nova abundant 
than usual in nost parts of Ohio. (July 27): Grasshoppers are 
now quito common and calling for control measures in nany places. 
County agents are prepared for poisoning campaigns and work is 
already started in a few western counties, 
J. H. Bigger (July 20): Grasshoppers are attacking corn. They 
have destroyed 10 acres of soybeans in one field in Adams County. 
W. A. Price (July 23): Grasshoppers are very abundant on corn, 
tobacco, alfalfa, blue grass, and vegetables in central Kentucky, 
Just now tobacco is receiving the greatest amount of injury, 
C. L. Fluke (June 30): Grasshoppers, Camnula pellucida Scudd. , • 
moderately abundant in Door County. 
A, G. Ruggles and assistants (July): Several hundred thousand 
acres of crops, have been destroyed in Kittson and Marshall Coun- 
ties. The species involved is principally Melanoplus bivittatus 
Say, with Camnula pellucida Scudd. becoming more predominant 
farther north in the State. M.* mexicanus Sauss. and M. femur - 
rub rum DeG. o.re also quite prevalent, Dissosteira Carolina L, 
is quite prevalent in Norman County. (Abstract, J.A.K.) 
J. A. Munro and assistants (July 17): A survey of Pembina 
County made lately showed that many fields of flax and small 
grain crops had been ruined by grasshoppers. Farmers, not only 
in this county but in many others, are actively engaged in 
applying poison bait to save their crops. Serious depredations 
also reported from Walsh, Golden Valley, Mountrail, La Moure, 
Kidder, Burke, and Ward Counties. 
H, C. Severin (June 29): Grasshoppers are very abundant. This 
State is experiencing its worst grasshopper outbreak in its his- 
tory this year. The worst infested areas include Brule, Buffalo, 
Charles Mix, Gregory, Mellette, Jones, and Lyman Counties, Con- 
siderable damage is also being done in Stanley, Hughes, Sully, 
Dewey, Marshall, Codington, Clay, Bon Homme, Butte, Pennington, 
Brookings, and Clay Counties, The predominant species is 
Melanoplus bivittatus Say with a sprinkling of M. mexicanus Sauss,, 
M. femur-rub rum DeG., and other species. 
H. E. Jaques (July 24): Grasshoppers are very abundant in 
many localities throughout the entire State. The worst outbreak 
since 1918, 
