IHS:CT PEST SUST1I BULLETIN 
Vol. 4 Juno 1, 192U No. 3 
OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MAY,192*J. 
Ths weather over the Eastern and Central States has been very -unusual , 
the spring "being very backward and precipitation being much in excess of 
normal. 
Chinch bug development has been materially reduced over the greater 
part of the bolt, but present indications are that serious infestations will 
cover southwestern, west-central, and central Missouri, eastern Kansas, 
southern Nebraska, southeastern Iowa, and northeastern, central, and south- 
central Oklahoma, with possible bad outbreaks in southern Illinois and Indiana. 
A. sorious grasshopper outbreak covers entire east-central Texas and 
southern Oklahoma. 
The Hessian fly infestation is reported as very light in Ohio and Iowa, 
with conditions about the same as last month in Missouri and Nebraska. In 
Kansas the conditions resulting in severe damage last fall have been apparently 
relieved by the dry backward spring which prevailed in this region. In 
Oklahoma a few counties report serious infestation. 
The army cutworm is occurring in a severe outbreak in the Judith River 
Basin in Montana, and general cutworm damage is reported from the lo^er Mississippi 
Valley region and Texas. 
Unusual abundance of white grubs and heavy flights of beetles axe re- 
ported from Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas* 
The anomala Anomala or ion talis '.Taterh. , which was introduced into 
Connecticut several years ago and reported in Volumes 1 and 2. of this Bulletin, 
is apparently increasing. On several lawns at West^ille larvae average 60 per 
square foot. It ^ill be recalled that this post occasioned much concern among 
the sugar planters in Hawaii several years ago and was finally controlled by 
an introduced scollid wasp. 
The corn earworm has destroyed a.s high as 75 P° r cent of the early 
beans in parts of Mississippi. 
The Colorado potato beetle is more troublesome than usual over the 
extreme southern States, reports of serious damage comirg from Georgia, Florida, 
Mississippi, and Texas. 
A very remarkable flight of the painted lady butterfly is recorded 
from California, estimates running into the billions of individuals. This 
has been followed by a serious outbreak of caterpillars which are attacking 
garden plants of all kinds. 
A very remarkable flight of the painted lady butterfly is recorded from 
California, estimates running into the billions of individuals. This has been 
followed by a serious outbroak of caterpillars which are attacking garden plants 
of all kinds. -R7- 
