CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS ( Acridiidae) 
Oklahoma E. E. Echoll (May 17): We have just had a request from Carter 
County for immediate assistance in putting on a grasshopper cam- 
paign. The report stated that grasshoppers are present by the 
millions and are just large enough now to travel and become very 
destructive- Control work will be started early next week. 
Texas F. L. Thomas (May 2l): The most imoortant feature of insect 
activity is the grasshopper outureak which is now in the fourth 
week of its occurrence and covers nearly the entire east- central 
portion of the State. A great deal of poisoned bait is being 
distributed in the various counties. 
F. C. Bishopp (May 24): Grasshoppers were reported as appearing 
in considerable numbers in the bottom lands in Dallas County on 
May 20. The young hoppers were doing some damage to young cotton, 
which is markedly later than normal this year. 
Washington E. J. Newcomer (May 20) : An outbreak of grasshoppers has been 
reported in Okanogan County. This is similar to previous out- 
breaks in that section but may be more serious, owing to increased 
plantings of fruit trees. 
CUTWORMS (Ncctuidae) 
Mississippi H. W. Allen (May 23): Nearly full-grown caterpillars are generally 
distributed on clovers, cabbage, bean, potato, etc., without caus- 
ing much apparent damage. They are most abundant under heavy 
growth of clover in damp soil, where 30 or more to a square yard 
can be readily found. 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 22): Several species are very abundant, though no 
complaints of serious damage have core in as yet. 
Texas F. C. Bishopp (April 15): Cutworms are causing considerable loss 
to gardens in Dallas and vicinity, being especially injurious to 
tomatoes and other plants recently set out. 
Montana W. C. Ccoke (May 12): We have reports of a rather severe outbreak 
of the army cutworm, Ch nrisa^roti s auxiliaris , in the Judith Basin 
district in central Montana. Several hundred acrns have been 
affected to date and it has oeen impossible for us to check up on 
the abundance of the larvae. The species seem to be about two 
weeks later this season than usual, which is rather exceptional 
as the spring season has been slightly earlier than usual. 
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