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Ohio H. A. G os sard (June 23): One of the Hadena stalk borers, probably 
f r actilinea Zell.,was received from Akron June 17, where it was 
said to be doing considerable damage attacking corn. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 24): Reports of injury to various crops, par- 
ticularly to corn, were received from many section? of the State 
prior to June 2. No reports have been received since that date. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (June 10): Several complaints have been received 
from sufferers from cutworms and a few specimens have been received 
from the southern part of the State. 
J. E. Dudley, r Jr. (June 15): There has been an unusual outbreak 
of cutworms, probably of several species, through the latter part 
of May and first of June attacking general crops in the southern 
part of the State. Many complaints have come in from farmers. 
Minnesota R. E. Wall (June 13): Many reports have been received concerning 
cutworm outbreaks. They seem to be more numerous than they have 
'ceen for the last few years. At this date many of them are already 
changed to the pupal stage. 
South Dakota H. C. Severin (June l) : Cutworms of several species were exceed- 
ingly abundant over South Dakota this spring. The damage done was 
severe. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (May 1-25): In spite of the cool, backward character 
of most of the month of May, only a few reports of injury by cut- 
worms in cornfields were received, though there was a aormal amount 
of complaint of their injuries in gardens. (May 25-June 25): 
'Immediately following May 25 reports began corring in numerously. 
The period of heaviest injury was May 27 to Jure 9, and although 
more or less cutting cf corn took place over practically the whole 
of the State injury was especially severe in the cornfields of the 
sandhill region, where the dark- sided cutworm, S uxoa negsorda Harr., 
was apparently the principal offender. 
Kansas J. IT. McCoiloch (June 21): Cutworms caused a heavy lors to corn 
in Jewell, Riley, Pottr.vatomie, Greenwood, and Lincoln Counties. 
It was necessary in many cases to replant whole fields. 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (June 2?).-. From the southern and western parts of 
the State many cosjplaint3 have been received in regard to cutwcm 
injury to Various crops. 
On June 15 a report was received from Holmes County that in an 
8-acre field of cotton there were 2 acres where 90 per cent of the 
cotton had been cut down by eutwotms. The specimens received from 
this place were determined by H. W. Allen as mostly the shagreened 
cutworis. E.eltia male fid a Guen., with a few specimens of the granu- 
lated cutworm, Felt i a mnexa Treit. 
