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Kansas Roger C. Smith (July): We had a small outbreak of the lesser mig- 
ratory grasshopper ( Hela noTjlus at Ian is Riley) on alfalfa at the 
college farm last year hut this year they are more plentiful. Con- 
trol measures are being applied. They are present in their usual 
numbers in western Kansas. 
Texas R. C. Bishopp (June): Grasshoppers were reported to be damaging 
cotton in a number of north Texas counties. At first the injury 
occurred only in bottom lands but later uplands rere also invaded. 
At Uvalde some cotton fields -ere seen to be injured considerably 
by them, principally the lubber grasshopper (Br achystola raagia G-ir. ) 
and the differential grasshopper ( Melanp-plus d ifferential is Thos.). 
A large amount of poisoned "op it was distributed. 
Wyoming <3.*L. Oorkins (July 10): Ilelanoulus bivittatus and Camnula 
■pellue.'.da are late and less abundant than last year, but are doing 
damage in most of the irrigated valleys in the eastern section of 
the State. I\fo large campaigns are yet necessary but many local 
infestations are being taken care of. An attack by Anabras si mplex 
Raid, should have been reported three months ago. One campaign 
was carried on with aocd results. iTe 1 "' and additional territory 
is nc" being infested "oj migrating bauds. The amount of damage 
is yet problematical. 
Washington S. J. Newcomer (June 30) (Extract from Yakima Republic, June 17, 
1924): Farmers in Colville County are in bad straits this year : 
according to L. M. Holt, supervising engineer for the Indian reclam- 
ation service, who retrrned yestorday from a trip of inspection of 
the irrigation project there. T.10S3 who have crops under the irri- 
gation .project are having them destroyed by a plagne of grasshoppers 
and those on the dry farm lands have no crovs at all. This is the 
driest sumner in 15 years according to the weather records of that 
section. Grasshoppers strip the fields clean as they go, leaving 
nothing but the stems of the wheat standing. In the dry land areas 
the grain is only a few inches high and the heads are shriveled. 
WIREWOR] IS ( Ela t eri da e ) 
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New York C. R. Crosby (June 13): A griotes ma ncus/ sre destroying a, 4-acre 
field of oats in Otsego County. (June 19): "iTire^orms are reportec 
as causing serious injury to corn and oa.ts in several parts of 
Chemung C<s^y. 
Washington Monthly Letter of Bureau of Entomology, To. 122 (Jure): Reports 
from t" : Yakima Volley show that the wireworm appeared in unusually 
large numbers during the present ,: - Lng ami has caused heavy injury 
to miscellaneous crops. 'This insect, known as Rhel etes occi den- 
tal is Cand. , is closely related to the cultivated- land wireworm, 
( Limoni'iis ) Rheletes cal if omicus Mann. , which has been a consistent 
and serious pest of lima beans and sugar beets in 
of California.. 
