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North Carolina J. N. Tenhet (June 3): ?;ireworms (Monocrenidlus vesper tinu s 
Fab.) have been conspicuous by their absence this spring. There 
has been no damage in the South Carolina bright-tobacco belt. 
Not one heavily infested field has been found. (June 19): 
Emergence of adults is later then usual. The first click 
beetle of this species was collected today at Chadbourn. 
South Carolina J. IT. Tenhet (June 14): Corn and cotton are suffering 
heavily as usual from the sand wirewonn ( Boris tonotus uhleri 
Horn). At least one watermelon field was observed to be 
badly injured, and various truck crops at Branson are 
suffering. 
Indiana 
Illinois 
J. J. Davis (June 2G): '7ireworms damaged corn at Kempton 
May 24. 
S. C. Chandler (June 14): 7ire" T orms are very abundant 
in southern Illinois. 
Missouri 
Minnesota 
L. Kaseman (June 23): '.. : ire-?orms are moderately abundant, 
the stand in some fields of corn being badly damaged. 
. G-. Haggles and assistants (June): Although reported 
m practically the entire southern part of the State, 
eworms are seriously abundant in Brows and Morrison 
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from x 
wirewonns are seriously abund 
Counties only. 
North Dakota 
J. A. Munro (June 20): A previous report indicated that 
varevrorms had caused serious injury to barley at Mandan. 
Reports since then have indicated that wi reforms have caused 
much injury to -heat at points in Tomer and Cavalier Counties, 
A farmer of Sarles, Cavalier County, reported on May 29 that 
wirewonns had totally destroyed his SO acres of wheat. 
South Dakota 
H. C. Severin (June 18): Wireworas are moderately abundant 
in northeastern South Dakota. A number of reports nave been 
received of damage to corn. 
Nebraska 
M. E. Swenk (June 13): From Richard County during late May came 
reports of serious injury in cornfields hy I'rA ancjvs cribulosu s 
Lee. in one field these pests have been injuring the corn for 
the past three years, and this season they are destroying the 
stand. 
Oklahoma 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
C.E.Sanborn (June 5): "ire-vorms are moderately abundant 
in the northwestern part of the State. 
K. L. Cockerham (June 5): Adults of the "ireworm Heteroderes 
laurentii G-uer. have been more numerous in Mobile County this 
year than ever before. 
K. L. Cockerham (June 5): On May 31 the first specimens of 
H eteroderes laurentii ever found in Jackson Ocunty :~ere collected 
