Georgia 
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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
M, S* Yecmans (April 22): Grasshoppers are moderately abund- 
ant on peaches. 
South Carolina M« H» Brunson (April 20): Grasshoppers have been damaging 
young tobacco plants in a field at Lake City but in general they 
are scarce. 
Kentucky H« Garman (April); Grasshoppers are moderately abundant, 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
New Jersey T» J* Headlee (April 22); : .7ireworms are moderately abundant, 
Indiana J« J« Davis (April 27): Wireworms are moderately abundant in 
low areas throughout the State, 
Illinois W„ P« Flint (^.pril 22): Wireworms are moderately abundant. 
Kentucky H, Garman (April); Wireworms are moderately abundant, 
Missouri L. Haseman (April 24): One species of click beetle, identity 
unknown, has been quite abundant under codling moth bands since 
the middle of April, Wireworms moderately abundant at Columbia*. 
Alaba-.a 0. T* Dean (March 19): On this date adults of Heteroderns and 
other species of click beetles were found feeding on old sweet 
potatoes which were scattered around in an old dirt storage bank 
at Theodore, numerous other inspections in this vicinity failed 
to locate adults at any other place* The adult click beetles 
usually emerge in this section much later than the above date* 
Mississippi R» W» Harned (April 28): J, P, Xislanko reported on April 19 
that wireworms and Diabrotica larvae were so abundant in a 1- 
acre field of watermelons at Wiggins that practically all the 
olants were ruined, 
Idaho Claude Wakeland (April 22); Wireworms, Pheletes occidentali s 
Cand.,.just becoming active at Parma, Lately emerged adults just 
becoming active. 
Texas p, L. Thomas (April 25): These insects seem to be unusually 
abundant in the vicinity of College Station this year. Corn has 
been replanted in several fields. This is the first time such 
a complaint has been received in the five years I have been here* 
California R. E» Campbell (April 1): potato se.d pieces planted about 
March 1 became sc badly damaged by Pheletes californicus Mann, 
that treatment was required at Redlands . After being in the 
ground 6 days, the pieces averaged £ -orms apiece. 
