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Montana 
Eolsert L. ShotT/ell (ife:/ 25;: Frcm several sections in the northern 
part of Cho^^tea^^ Cc-^onty r.alanorl-is atlaiii'i Eiley has "been reported 
as having taken this year's crop. ife'nago to this 3/ear's vrheat crop 
has already "been re-oorted fron several townships in Liberty County. 
Last year*s stuhhle fields arc proving to he a raenace to adjacent 
V7heat fields. 'These gi-asshoppers are hatching in concideraLle n-uni- 
hers in Eill Co"unty hut no serious dajuage h^s heen reported as yet. 
Though not as nur.erous as II. a tlanis , still Melr.no-olu3 f emro.-- ru"brum 
are hatching in sufficient namhers in Hill County to he a serious 
pest. 
Utah 
J. R, Parker (June 24): Taking the State as a '7hole, grasshoppers 
are novrhere nearly as ah-undant as in 1923. In certain areas, ho\7- . 
ever, they are still very numerous and vould do great damage "are 
it not for strenuous campaigiis put on in the infested courities. The 
most heavily infested Counties are Teton and Pondera, vhlch are in 
the central part of the State just east of the Divide. The southern 
ends of G-lacier and Toole Counties liave scattered areas as well as 
Chouteau and Hill Counties. Tliese areas are nest of the most heavil 
infested areas of last yea.r and it seems quite certain that they are 
the result of migrating sv/arms of hoppers vhich left the infested 
areas last year and flerr TTest. Another infested area lies just v/est 
of the Continental Divide in the Couities of Granite, Pov;ell , and 
Deerlodge. The damage done hy grasshoppers in this State thus far 
this season is very slignt. Tlie campaigns in the infested locali- 
ties have heen very successful. 
Geo. P. Kno^Tlton (Juiie 18): Grasshoppers are agEi-in hecom.ing des- 
tructive r/est of SmithJ'isld and Iraal^.; some farmers are using poison- 
ed tait to stop their m.igrations. last year in this section several 
tons of poisoned halt v^ere used, hut in places where it was not used 
many fields of grair. were stripped of leaves hy the time the grain 
was headed out. 
California 
Delaware 
Missouri 
I. I.I. Hawley (Jiine 23): Grasshoppers are doing considerahle damage 
in several parts of the State, particularly in Utah, Millard, and 
On the whole, they are more ah-imdant th.an last year. 
Cache Cotmties. 
C. 1,1. Packard (June 16): This is an -unusually lia,d grasshopper year. 
Swarms of hoppers have appeared in many localities not usrially suffer- 
ing serious damage. They have developed several weeks earlier than 
us-'oal. M. devastator Scud, already is largely in the adult stage on 
dry lands. The unus^>al outhreak is prohahly due to mild, dry winter 
followed hy early spring. Tliey are attacking fruits, vineyards, 
grains, and alfalfa in the foothills and valleys over the whole State. 
milTi GRU3S ( Phyllo-ohia.ga spp. ) 
C. 0. Houghton (Jime 24): Comparativ.^ly few "June heetles" have 
appeared to date, with the erxeption of the large fliglit of P. tristis 
noted in a previous re^oort. 
L. Ha.seman (June 20): Thite gruhs have never heen so ahundant and 
trees are still roaring with the heetles. Several species are presen 
