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Uebraska 
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Louisiana 
M. K. Swenk (June 15-July 15): Adults continued abundant 
during the period here covered; the rubs ara scarce. 
. P. Loding (July 15): Ferrer complaints have been re- 
ceived then usmal. P. micans 'Khoch did a little damage to 
youn-r pecan growth early in March. 
li. Bake,' (June e8) : word came on April 9 that there vas^ 
serious outbreak of June bugs at Elizabeth. I arrived in 
Elizabeth April 11 and remained until the 13th, and during 
that time very few bugs were seen. However, ; considerable 
number of young pecan trees were seriously defoliated, the 
work having been done on the three or four nights previously, 
when great numbers had been observed feeding. Little dan^ i 
had been done in the main orchard planting, though there '"'as 
considerable evidence of the presence of the June bugs. Speci- 
mens were identified by E. A. Chapin-as follows: ?. arkansan a 
Schaef . , P. p raetermissa hern, P. mi cons Knoch. 
I was told that this pecan orchard, 1,100 acres, was planted 
in 1923 on cutover pine lend not yet fully cleared and has been 
defoliated "ay June bugs each year beginning with 1926, end up 
to this year with the result that it is far behind the hze 
that it should have reached for its age. The manager stated 
that last year, 1923, a portion of the orchard was defoliated 
three times and practically all of it at least twice. This 
year the infestation which started just prior to my trip '-/as ' 
abruptly stopped, -'nether because of cooler weather which came 
just at that time and lasted for a considerable time or because 
of a short brood this year, I do not know, but at least the or 
chard was not defoliated save for the few trees about the house 
of the manager. 
Considerable danage was also caused to young pecan trees in 
the vicinity of Shreveport. They were most plentiful during 
the period from April 7th to 20th, and reappeared again for one 
night, May 6th, in considerable numbers. Species were deter- 
mined ~^y Mr.Chapin as follows: ?. pruning Lee, P. ulke i 
Smith, ?. tristis Fab. The damage in all cases was caused by 
the adults. 
Maine 
(JUT'S OEMS (ttoctuidae) 
0. R. Phipps (July 20): A,? rot is ypsilon Rott. is very abund- 
ant on corn, potatoes, and cabbage. 
l^ew York 
Minnesota 
weekly News Letter, N. Y. State College of .-.gr., July: 
Cut- 
worms have been unusually severe in Onondaga, Ontario, Suffolk, 
Genesee, Orleans, and Monroe Counties, attacking various crops, 
especially corn and cabbage, (abstract J. A. ...) 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (.July): Cutworms continued seri- 
ously destructive throughout the earlier part of the month. 
Considerable damage to corn \?as reported from practically all 
