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A. I. Bourne (Jufy 24): Mr, Lacrcix, of the Cranberry Substation, 
states that thy black cutworm, A. y pgilcn Hott. , io abundant on 
one cranberry bog this season. 
W. E. Britton (June 24): Unusual amount of cutr.orm injury all 
over the State to all vegetable crops. 
J. C. Adams (June): Only about 50 per cent stand of cantaloupes 
and cucumbers in some fields, owing to attacks of cutworms, in 
Sussex County. 
F. S. Chamberlin (July 17): Fields of young beans at Quincy are 
heavily infested with cutworms at the present time. 
S. B. Fracker (July 10): Cutworms have attracted more attention 
than any ether insect with total damage about as usual. 
C. J. Drake (July 9): The variegated cu*.vc"na, Per iflmro a nrar piri- 
tosa Haw., is doing some damage here era tlier-a* to alfalfa fields 
in the State. It seems to be more abundant in the eastern and 
central portions of Iowa. 
J. W. McColloch (July 15): Damage by cutrorms has been reported 
from several localities in northeastern Karsas. IChe damage has 
occurred to late planted coin on land which was under water during 
the spring floods. 
I. M. Hawley (July 25): Cutworms have been abundant in gardens 
and fields all thourh the spring. The damage is over at the 
present time. 
L. P. Rockwood (July 13): Several moths in houses at Forest Grove 
have laid eggs on window curtains, etc., and others were captured 
at lights. larvae in all stages are met with in field. It is 
believed by the writer that an outbreak of this species (L ycop liotia 
maraaritosa Eaw. ) is getting under way. Lorett reported a -■■^?ojz 
outbreak in 1914. I believe there has been r.o serious outbreak 
since. 
FALL AISJYTOEM (L aphygma f rugiperd a S. & A, ) 
T. E. Followay and 71. e. Haley (June SO): The southern grasswenn 
seems to be rare this year in the vicinity of New Orleans. 
WlEEWORi'B (Elateridae) 
C J. Prake (July 9): Wireworrcs are very abundant in northeastern 
Iowa this 3eason. Extensive experiments have been started with 
various chemicals by Prof. B. B. Fulton for the control of wireworms, 
ALFALFA WEBTOEM ( Loxpstege committal is Walk. ) 
C. F. Sanborn (July 24): The alfalfa webwoim is quite prevalent 
in cottoii and alfalfa fields. 
