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WHITE GRUBS (P hvllcphaaa spp.) 
Delaware C 0. Houghton (May 6): An enormous swarm of Phvlloohaga tristis 
Fab. was observed in flight on the evening of May 6 at McClellands- 
ville. Mr.. Seidel, the observer, reported that there were millions 
of them and that they weighted down the raspberry bushes upon which 
they settled. He said that they could be gathered by the handful 
anywhere upon a large area of the bushes. No injury was observed, 
and they were all gone the next morning. (This species is known 
to feed especially upon oak*) 
Iowa H. E. Jaques (May 9): From all indications Erood A of the white 
grubs threatens to be fully as serious in its damage in southeastern 
Iowa this year as it was in 1921. It would seem from the early 
inquiries and observations that I have made that it ray be extending 
its area of infestation westward. Gruos have been showing up 
abundantly in the spring plowing. 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 22): White t iruos are very abundant and a heavy 
crop of adult beetles came cut the first half of the month. 
Kansas J. W. McColloch (May 20) : White grubs have killed out a large area 
of blue-grass sod in a cemetery at Alma. 
CORRECTION: J.J. Davis (May 24): On page 50, v olume 4, No. 2, of the Insect 
Pest Survey Eulletin, L achncsterna arcuata Smith should be Lachnos- 
terna v eh f mens Horn. 
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WIBEWOHMS ( Elate rid ae) 
New Jersey T. J. Headlee (Fay l): I am sending sore wireworrs ( Mel anctus sp.) 
which are troublesome in cultivated lands. These lands are in the 
hands of narket gardeners and -re more or less constantly under 
cult ivation. 
Nebraska M. H. Swonk (April 20-May 15): In spite of the cool, backward 
spring wirewonns have not ofta much 'complained of to date in the 
earliest planted corn. Such trouble may develop later, however. 
WHEIT 
HESSIAN FLY (P hytopha ca destructor Say) 
Ohio T. K. Parks (May 20) : Wheat in the central and southern counties 
is almost free from the Hessian fly. Only with difficulty could 
eggs be found. Earlj sewed wheat in 3 northeastern counties had 
a medium infestation May 1. Much wirterkilling cf wheat has 
occurred except in northwestern counties. 
Iowa Carl J. Drake (May 28): Hessian fly is on the decrease in the 
State. The campaign of 1923 owes its success to the cooperating 
farmers who put off drilling until the f ly-f ree- dete was predicted. 
