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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRAS SHOPrERS ( Ac r i d i dae ) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (April 9)' Grasshoppers, mostly S'chi'stocerca ameri - 
cana Drury, are moderately abundant on grass in Pastures at Fort Valley. 
Florida. F. L, Chamb'erlin (April l): Rather heavy infestations of newly 
emerged grasshoppers have "been observed attacking tobacco during the 
past few days in Gadsden County. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (April 10-15):' Tiny hoppers of Mela nonius mexicanus 
Sauss. were noticed by the thousands in fence rows and on ditch banks 
along an old field of o^t stubble near Buckeye on April 10. By April 
15 they had crossed the road to an alfalfa field. 
California. S. Lockwocd (April 25): The clear-winged grasshopper ( Camnula 
■ Pe Unci da Scudd. ) started to hatch in large numbers along the coast 
of San Diego County on April 10 and in the mountainous area on April 
17. 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (April 10): Slight injury reported in connection 
with some 600,000 pepper Plants under glass at Bridgeville. 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (April 20): Cutworms are bad in tobacco 
seedbeds in eastern Carolina. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (April 5): Cutworms are more abundant than usual 
and we have received many complaints of damage to gardens and annual 
flowers at Fort Valley. They have also cut down many little peach 
trees in our nursery. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (April 2U): Complaints were received during the first 
part of Anril that a cutworm has been injuring tomato Plants in green- 
houses near Cleveland. It climbs the Plants at night and cuts off the 
terminals. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bent ley (April 2* ): Hoctuid moths are active and cut- 
worms are moderately abundant. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 20): Cutworms continue to be active and 
are attacking vegetables. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 23): Cutworms nave been caus- 
ing considerable damage to young vegetable plants in Jackson and 
Harrison Counties. The greasy cutworm ( Agrotis ypsilon Rott.) was 
observed causing severe damage to tomatoes at Clarksdale. 
