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M. H. Swenk (July 1 ** 15): A Saunders County correspondent 
reported a potato field that had been planted in an old orchard, 
among the tree stumps, to have the tubers badly eaten by the 
wireworm Melanotus communis Gyll* (July l): Wireworras, M, 
pilosus Blatch. ,were very injurious in a corn field in Dodge 
County during the last week in June, about 30 acres being in- 
volved in the injury. 
C. Wakeland (June 30): The usual reports of wireworms 
damaging spring crops are being received by out office, espe- 
cially from the irrigated districts of southwestern Idaho,. The 
range of the insect seems to be extending in the Twin Falls 
area since we are receiving more reports from there this 
season. Damage in general is not being so severe as during 
other years but injury is reported on potatoes in several new 
localities, 
SAND WIREWORM ( Horistonotus uhleri Horn) 
J. N. Tenhet (July 3): In the experimental plots at this 
station a half acre of late potatoes was very severely injured 
by the 3'andy-land wireworm. The yield of marketable potatoes 
was cut at least 75 per cent. (July 16): Adults are becoming 
very scarce, and larval attack seems to be slackening. Larval 
injury has been very severe this spring. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllophoga spp.) 
0, I. Snapp (June 30): May beetles have completely defoliated 
some young European elm trees which were planted for shade in the 
city of Fort Valley, The beetles worked at night, and the 
owners were attributing the trouble to some disease, since no 
insects were observed on the trees during the day, 
C. L, Fluke (June 30): White grubs are very abundant in 
southern Wisconsin only. Hatching from June 20 to date, 
J. A. Munro (July 18): White grubs caused light injury to 
garden crops in Hettinger County and were moderately abundant 
in parts of Walsh County. 
