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GENERAL. FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (February 20): Egg survival is great in regions 
affected last year. . 
Montana. A. L. Strand (February 19): Owing to the very mild winter over a 
large part of Montana, grasshoppers of the Hippisci group are especially 
active and large numbers of them are being sent in for identification. 
In spite of the relatively warm weather during the last two months, none 
of our economic species have hatched. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (February 19): After one of the worst infestations 
ever known in this State (1933) one would expect to find egg masses with 
ease this spring. However, the reverse is true in the Salt River Valley. 
To date, very few eggs have been found. The eggs of Melano-plus 
• differentialis Thos. are more prevalent. Those of M. m exicanus Sauss. are 
very scarce. Indications are that the poison campaign was very successful, 
• or that there was a late second generation which did not oviposit, or 
that a general migration occurred. (i believe that a supplementary second 
• generation occurred, and therefore few eggs were deposited.) 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (February 26): An egg mass of about 450 cutworm eggs 
was found on a spinach leaf in the field at Norfolk on January 15. 
Montana. A. L. Strand. (February 19): The army cutworm, C horizagrotis 
auxiliaris Grote, has been received during the past month from several 
localities where it is active mostly in fields of winter wheat. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (February 19): Cutworms are moderately abundant in 
northern Utah. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (February 19): Several species of cutworms are 
moderately abundant in the Salt River Valley. 
California. M. L. Jones (December 1935): Cutworms and other noctuids are 
reported as generally distributed in small numbers on celery. 
MONARCH BUTTERFLY ( Danaus menippe Fab.) 
Florida. H. T. Fernald (February 14): I have seen faded specimens of the 
monarch butterfly at intervals durin ; this entire winter; quite a differ- 
ence from the winter of 1952-33, when I saw none. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllopha.^a spp.) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (February 19): White grubs are extremely abundant; 
thousands of acres of grass and other croos were destroyed in 1933. 
