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North Dalcota 
J. A, Munro (June 20): A number of reports of cutworm injury, 
particularly to cereal crops, have been received from points in 
Pembina, Adams, Divide, Cavalier, Ramsey, Kelson, Cass, and 
Steele Counties. A report turned in. by Mr. 
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Fitzsimonds 
indicated that cutworms had completely destroyed 500 acres of 
flax on a farm at Heche, Pembina County. In this latter case 
the worms were identified as the red-backed cutworm ( Euxoa 
ochrogaster Guen.). Mr. R. C. Powell, county agent of Nelson 
County, sent in specimens of this species and stated that they 
were doing considerable damage to flax fields in his comity. 
He. states that these worms are working on the high land only 
and have completely taken patches of half an acre or more in 
the fields. 
South Dakota 
Nebraska 
Montana 
H. C. Severin (June 18): Cutworms are very abundant, being 
general over the State but more abundant in the eastern half. 
C. IT. Ainslie (June 7): The first planting of corn is being 
very seriously damaged in several counties of northeastern 
Nebraska by two or three species of cutworms. The species 
most numerous in sandy soils is Euxca detersa Walk. 
M. H, Swenk (June 13): Cutworms are proving quite trouble- 
seme in the cornfields, cutting the young corn plants. In 
numerous cases the replanting as well as the original planting 
has been taken. Such injury is more or less general over 
eastern and southern Nebraska, but cutworm depredations have been 
especially severe in the Elkhorn Valley. Antelope County 
is suffering the greatest damage, but injury is severe in the 
lighter soils of Pierce, Madison, Stanton, and Cuming Counties 
also. Euxo a deters a Walk, is the chief offender in that section, 
but other species are also present there and elsewhere in 
damaging numbers. (June 13): Moths of the army cutworm 
( Cno r i 2 a g ro t i s auxiliaris Grote) have been flying in great 
numbers in western Nebraska during the period from May 15 
to June 15, especially during the last week in May and the 
first week in June, These are the aftermath of the heavy 
army cutworm infestations in some of the wheat and alfalfa 
fields in that region during the period from March 15 to April 
15. The moths get into houses and other buildings in great 
numbers, and are much complained of as a severe annoyance. 
W.'B. Mabee (June 23): The pale western cutworm ( Porosa?rotis 
orthogoni a Morr.) has increased considerably this season through 
the central part of the State and only within the area in which 
it was forecast.- The damage has been limited to small patches 
but has been quite general. (June 23): The red-backed 
cutworm ( Euxoa ochrogaster Guen.) is still quite abundant 
in Ravalli County, doing considerable damage to sugar beets. 
