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E. L. Chambers (July 22): An unusual outbreak of cutworms has 
occurred throughout the State this summer.,, and at the present 
tine the variegated cutwoms ( Lycophotia margaritosa saucia Hbn.) 
are doing the most damage. In several localities, including 
Douglas, Bayfield, Barron, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Ozaukee, 
and Washington, the amywoms ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw.) were 
associated with the variegated cutworms and did serious injury 
for several days until "brought under control by parasites. 
Apparently the variegated cutworms were much slower to be para- 
sitized. More than 600 farms in Ozaukee County were infested and 
many fields of sweet clover and alfalfa completely defoliated 
and much injury done to corn and potatoes before the poisoned 
bran could be spread. Large quantities of poisoned bran were 
prepared at the county seats and distributed at cost to farmers 
in Ozaukee and Washington Counties, 
A. G, Ruggles and assistants (July): The serious cutworm 
situation of the spring has now abated and the only report of 
importance is one on the variegated cutworm ( Lycophotia 
margaritosa saucia Hbn,) as being abundant on tobacco in Benton 
County, (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
J, A, Munro (July 3): Just yesterday I had the first report of 
the Bertha armyworm ( Barathra configurata Walk,) for the season. 
It is already destroying fields of flax in the western part of 
Grand Porks County. (July 18): Two reports of Bertha armyworm 
injury to flax are reported from Benson and Grand Porks Counties, 
respectively, 
R. W, Gjullin (June 30): The pale western cutworm ( Porosagrotis 
prthogonia Morr.) is moderately abundant in the northern, central, 
and eastern parts of the State, (June 30): Army cutworms, 
Chorizagrotis auxiliaris Grote, are very abundant in the central 
part of the State, (June 30): Adults of the amy cutworm ' arc- 
very abundant in the north central and central parts of the State. 
L. P, Rockwood (July 3): Spots comprising in all about one- 
fourth acre in a 200-acre field were damaged June 5, 3 weeks 
after the maximum flight of moths. Spots failed to increase in 
size although cutworms , Agrotis ypsilon Rott,, averaged 7 per 
square yard in these places. Probably birds cleaned up the small 
bands of cutworms. 
California S. Lockwood (July): An unidentified lioctuid larva has been 
responsible for very severe damage to field and sweet corn on 
about 1,000 acres in the Mission and Tia Juana valleys of San 
Diego County. Reports indicate that this same condition exists 
in parts of Los Angeles County, The later sweet corn will be 
entirely ruined and the tonnage of the field corn will be 
cut-:r.;5vercly t .: 
This pest destroys the, tassels when they are still in the boot 
and seems to like the ; silks, ears, and forming cobs of the younger 
