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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS ( Acri dida o ) 
Iowa, H. E, Jaques (October 21): The current summer and fall have been un- 
usually favorable for grasshoppers, and eight or ten species not hereto- 
fore recorded for the State have been collected, 
Missouri, L» Baseman (October 28): There has been an unusual abundance of 
the red-legged grasshopper (Me la no plus femur- rubrum DeG, ) over much of the 
State this fall and in spite o"f~e~arneV"Trosts it continues to be rather 
abundant at this time, 
Arkansas, Transradio Press (October 30) • "A flight of grasshoppers has 
taken possession of the town of Helena, Soon after dark last night 
hordes of insects dropped out of the sky. They covered the streets, 
buildings, trees, and automobiles. Most of them are more than 2 inches 
long," 
Kansas, H« R, Bryson (September 25): M, mexicanus Sauss, is the most 
numerous species in most sections of the State, Some injury has been 
caused in a number of localities, making it necessary to apply control 
measures. This has been especially true where fall alfalfa and winter 
wheat have been sown. This species has been very active in flight and 
some flights have approximated a migration. Reports of such flights 
have been received from Eeloit, Mitchell County, and Minneapolis, Ottawa 
County, The blue-stem district has a heavy population, M» differ- 
enti a ls Thos, and M, femu r- rubrum also occur in considerable numbers in 
some localities, 
Oklahoma, C. E. Stiles (October 23): Grasshoppers have been unusually 
destructive in Payne and adjoining counties. Much late feed and many 
fall gardens have been destroyed, 
Arizona, w, A, Stevenson (October 5): A heavy infestation of grasshoppers 
developed during the past 10 days in the vicinity of Fresnal on the Papago 
Indian Reservation, One small planting of chili pepper has been complete- 
ly destroyed. Considerable feeding was also noted on many of the range 
grasses and weeds, especially pigweed, 
V, L, V/ildermuth and E, G, Davis (September): In the Salt River Valley 
M, m exicanu s gave a second hatch of grasshoppers the middle of July, Many 
fields showed a high population count. The outbreak was controlled readily, 
however, by the use of poisoned-bran mash a One field southeast of Tempe 
was not poisoned, and in this field continuous observations have been made 
for the past 3 months. We were especially anxious to ascertain the time, 
place, and egg-laying habits of the mature females. On September 25 many 
hoppers were noted ovipositing. They were placing their eggs mostly on 
the raised borders in the field, rather than in the level areas between. 
In addition to the hoppers noted ovipositing, many showed distended abdo- 
mens. It is interesting to note that all stages of hoppers were present 
in the field, from newly hatched first-instar nymphs to mature adults. 
