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Utah 
Illinois 
Nebraska 
Utah 
Geo. F. Knowlton (July 31): Grasshoppers are not as severe in thf 
State as at this date a year ago. A few sections are having to us 
poison "bait. 
WHITE GRUBS (Fhyllopha^a spp. ) 
W. P. Flint (August 2S): Reports of white grub damage have been 
received from many of the central and noTthc." n counties. Much 
damage was reported where corn has followed corn. Apparently the 
eggs were in many cases laid in corn ground during 1923. 
M. H. Swenk (July 10-August l): Next to the chinch bug, the most 
complained-of insect pest during the period covered by this report 
has been white grubs. The reports tell of damage to bluegrass 
lawns, strawberry patches and flower gardens. Practically the 
whole of the eastern half of the State is more or less affected, 
owing to an abundance of l.'Iay beetles flying in the spring of 1923, 
but the most serious reports have been received from Knox, Garfield, 
Lancaster, Clay, and Furnas Counties. 
Geo. F. Knowlton (August 8): White grubs are doing considerable 
damage in some sugar beet fields in Cache County. Ail beexs were 
killed in some sections of certain fields in Benson Ward. 
Illinois 
Wisconsin 
A BEETLE ( Ochrosidia ( Cyclocephala ) sp. ) 
W. P. Flint (August 26): Adults appeared in large numbers about 
lights during the first part of August. At single street lights 
from 600 to as high as 1,000 beetles' were observed by actual count. 
The flight continued from July 26 to August 4. A few beetles were 
observed about lights up to August 22. No feeding by the adults 
was seen, although large trees projected close bo street lights. 
'The flight seemed to be confined to east-central Illinois. 
WIREWOEMS (Elateridae) 
H. F. Wilson (August 5): Wireworms were also bad, but we did not 
get a determination as to the species. 
New York 
WHEAT 
HESSIAN FLY ( Prrytorha-qa destructor Say) 
C. R. Crosby: The Hessian fly survey for the current year covered 
16 counties, 8 more than were covered last year. The average in- 
festation for the region covered last year was 8.5 per cent;. This 
year tbe same region had an infestation of 6,3 per cent, while the 
average infestation for the 16 counties where connts were made 
amounted to 5,9 per cent, showing a decided decrease in infestation. 
