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end Orange Counties atroear to have rrost serious infestations. 
Massachusetts. L. H. Worthley (October 9): Severe dairage to strawberry 
roots and sod was observed by a district inspector at a nursery in 
Westwood. Damage to the lawn was first noted early in August. Counts 
showed about 12 grubs per souare foot in the affected -olots. 
MONARCH HJTTERFLY ( panaus rreniuoe Hbn. ) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (October 24): Large nurrbers were observed in rrigra- 
tion southward in Lexington on October 20. 
STCALL07TAILS ( Papilio s^o. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (October 23): Orange do^s (P. creso^ontes CraT. ) 
have been Tore than usually troublesorre to nursery stock. 
Iowa, H. E. Jaaues (October 21): Many caterpillars of the tiger swallow- 
tail (P. pi au cus turnu s L. ) have been sent in f rorr different regions 
where they have aroused interest. 
CEHEAL AND FOR AGE -CROP INSECTS 
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HESSIAN FLY ( Phyto^baya destructor Say) 
Indiana. W. 3. Noble (October 19): Abundant ovioosition bv the hessian fly 
occurred in central Indiana on Senterrber 12 to 15 and on October 12 to 
18. Flies errera-ing frorr volunteer w heat were largely responsible for the 
eggs laid during the latter ueriod. Little, if any, winter wheat w as 
sown in tirre to becoTe infected by the flies emerging in Seutetrber, but 
volunteer wheat received a heavy infestation. Son-e infestation of the 
so^n wheat win probably develop as a result of the October emergence. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (October 22); Our exoerirrental olots of sown wheat 
indicate only light infestation. 
APPLE GRAIN APHID ' Rhopalosiohuir r>rimif oliae Fitch) 
Nebraska. M. H. S^enk (October 1 to ?0): On October 4 reports were received 
that winter wheat in Washington County w as badly infested "ith the aoole 
•-rain a'ohid. 
FALSE WIEETCORM ( Eleod es ouaca Say) 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (October 5): False "dreworirs "ere causing injury to 
fall-sen "heat in the vicinity of Junction City, Geary County. R. H. 
Painter also found that larvae were mirrerous in a field of volunteer 
wheat near Junction City. These reports are significant because Abilene, 
