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Indiana 
Illinois 
Kentucky 
Tennessee 
Louisiana 
Connecticut 
is still continuing Reports of the work of tlie larvae reach 
us fron Columbus, Cincinnati! 2!''-..iesviilej Circlcviile, 
Chillicothe, Lancaster^ Bucyrus, Washington CourtJrHouse and 
Newark. (Jul:' - 22): Many webs now contain empty pupae cases 
fron which the rno-ths have ©nerved. Larvae are still doing 
damage, , . 
J. J. Davis (July 25): Sod webwom-s (Cranhus sp. ) were 
first reported to us oy C. M, Paclcard, July 13, as damaging 
putting greens in a golf course near Lafayette. ' Since that 
date, July 14 - 23, we have received reports of damage to 
lawns by these webworms from Aurora, Putnam County, from 
Greenfield, Crown Point, Connersville, and Lafayette, and 
also one from Indianapolis. 
W. P. Flint (July 20): Sod webworms have been" generally 
abundant and, destructive in the northern part of the State 
as well as the central, many specimens being' received from 
lawns and golf courses. The species most abundant is 
Crambus trisectus Walk. 
J. H. Bigger (July 17): Webworms are ver3 r abundant, 
destroying lawns and golf greens over a large portion of 
western Illinois. They are damaging pastures materially. 
W. A. Price (July 24): A sod webworm has ruined about one- 
half the lawns in the blue-grass section. In yards where 
lights were near by the destruction of the lawn is complete. 
The heavy flight of moths during June was attracted to the 
lights, where eggs were deposited. Tomato vines are failing 
to set fruit because of the blossoms wilting and dropping. 
This conditions prevails over central Kentucky. 
C. M. Packard (July 6): Injury to corn and tobacco is qv.ite 
general in Lincoln and adjacent counties. One cornfield 
under observation near Fayetteville had 30 out of 60 acres 
practically destroyed .by webwoms, there being from three to 
five larvae per hill, Johnson grass was equally attacked. 
Most.', -of the larvae were mature by June 4. 
A SCARABA3ID ( Ochrosidia imnaculata OHv, ) 
W. S. Hinds (July 25): This beetle has been extremely 
abundant at lights in Baton Rouge for several nights following 
a series of rains from. July 11 to 16. 
A CURCULIOHID ( Hyper odes porcellus Say) 
R. B. Friend (July); Serious injury to several greens at 
the Farmington County Club was apparently due to this insect, 
the larvae eating the roots. The species was determined by 
Mr. Mutchler of the American Museum of Natural History as 
