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CUTWORMS ( Noc tui dae ) 
J. V. Schaffner, jr. (May 23): Many reports have been 
"received from Melrose and vicinity of the lar.se amount of 
damece "beins done in small vegetable and flower gardens. 
Weekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Ag*. (May 26): 
What few cabbage plantings there are in Dutchess County 
have shown considerable damage from cutworms. 
P. J. Chapman (May 31): Cutworms are scarce at Norfolk. 
E. W. Berber and G. B. Merrill (May 20): Cutworms are 
very abundant on lawn grass in Silver Springs. 
T. H. Parks (May 21): Cutworms were reported moderately 
abundant and dama<2;inc tomatoes in commercial plantings 
erowinc in. Auglaize County. They do not appear to he more 
abundant than usual in cornfields. 
J. J. Davis (May 22): Cutworms have been reported numerous 
in many sections of the s tate - Specific records as follows: 
At Muncie, Marion, and Liberty, attacking corn; at Indianapolis 
and Culver, attacking garden plants; at Fort Wayne, damaging 
tomato, cabbage, and carrots; and cabbage and tomato at 
Remington. These reports were received during the interval 
April 29 -May 19. 
W. P. Flint (May 13): As is to be expected with the general 
early planting of corn, reports of cutworm damage are coming 
in from various parts of the State, particularly the central 
part. From specimens received, the black cutworm ( A-~rotis 
y psilon Rott.) and the clay-backed cutworm ( Feltia gladiaria 
Morr.) are the two most common. A few common armyworras 
( Cirphis u nipuncta Haw.) have also been sent in with the 
cutworms. 
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A. Price (May 21): Cutworms are moderately abundant 
over the State; on corn principally. 
A. G. Rug::les and assistants (May): Reports from Martin, 
Hennepin, Morrison, Fillmore, Chisago, and Dakota Counties 
indicate that cutworms are moderately abundant. 
A. L. Ford and H. C. Severin (May 20): Cutworms are 
moderately abundant over the entire ;State and doine much 
damage to gardens in eastern South Dakota. 
H. E. Jaques (May 22): Cutworms are reported as moderately 
abundant on corn, warden crops, etc., in Floyd, Johnson, 
Jefferson, Henry, Decatur, and Pottawattamie Counties and 
very abundant in Fayette, Clayton, Buchanan, Jackson, Louisa, 
Davis, Union, Cass, Audubon, Boone, and Calhoun Counties. 
