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Missouri. L. Haseman (May 13):- A few moths of the greasy cutworm (A. ypsilon ) 
were noticed about May 3 to 7 in central Missouri. (May 26): Serious 
complaints of cutworms are coming from the. southern third o-f the State. 
In. the central part half-rgrpwn cutworms are abundant and are damaging 
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Arkansas. D. Isely (May 20): Injury by L. margaritosa saucia in Washington, 
Independence, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, and Arkansas Counties. 
Injury to alfalfa reported most frequently. 
North'Dakota. P. C-. Butcher (May £k)'zt . Reports, of serious injury -to cereals 
by Porosagrotis orthogonia Morr. in several counties in the western half 
of the State. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (May 21 ■) : : Cutworm damage is about normal over 
most of the State, but in certain areas the damage is more serious than 
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Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May): Cutworms were seriously injuring ripe strawber- 
ries at Manhattan the last of May. The pale western cutworm was reported, 
as causing considerable damage to wheat in west-central and' northwestern 
Kansas from April 2U to May 1. Moths of the army cutworm ( Chorizagrotis 
auxiliaris Grote) were reported as appearing in large numbers in one 
locality in west-central Kansas on May 20. On May 27 the variegated cut- 
worm was attaining a considerable population in the eastern half of Kansas 
and some reports of injury have been received. Larvae are from one-half 
to twp-thirds grown. 
J. R. Horton (May 26): At Wichita damage by the variegated cutworm 
is becoming severe to wheat and young corn. Larvae are migrating from 
cut alfalfa to garden crops and onions are being destroyed. Some larvae 
are two-thirds grown. 
H. H. Walkden (May 19): Approximately 5t000" fields of wheat were 
destroyed in Rawlins, Rush, Decatur, and Meade Counties in western Kansas, 
during the latter part of April and early in May by the pale* western cutworm. 
(May 20) : The army cutworm was found in large' numbers under_ cowslips in 
several counties in northwestern Kansas during the early part of May. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (May 20): Cutworms are severely damaging gardens and 
all truck crops throughout the eastern half of the State. The variegated 
cutworm (L. margaritosa saucia ) is numerous throughout the State. More 
than a dozen telephone calls have been received in regard to control 
measures. 
Montana. H. B. Mills (May '20): An army cutworm, C. agrestis Grote, was abun- 
dant in spots, especially in Rosebud, Stillwater, and Gallatin Counties 
about .May 1, although little damage is reported. 
Idaho. C. Wake land (May 25) • Cutworms are destroying stands of sugar beets in 
southwestern Idaho and a few fields are being replanted to other crops. The 
long, cool spring has delayed development of the larvae and thoy' have done 
an unusual amount of damage. Cutworms are also very abundant in range 
areas but injury is not easily apparent. 
