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One species has been common in cucumber fields, cutting off 
the young plants, while another species lias been found feeding 
in the cabbage heads. Damage to home vegetable and flower 
gardens is common. 
• E. W. Kendenhall (June 18): The climbing cutworm J Agrotis 
unicolor Walk..' 1 is very bad on garden crops in Lake County. 
J. J. Davis (June 24): Cutworms were predominating pests. 
During May they were primarily pests of corn but from May 25 
to June 10 (especially the last few days in May and the first 
few in June) they were primarily garden pests. All kinds of 
garden crops were attacked, tomato being the most commonly 
damaged. Other garden crops attacked included melons, potato, 
and cabbage. 
W. F. Flint (June 20): More reports of cutworms have been 
received than for many years. The principal species have 
been the clay-backed (F elti a gladiaria Morr.,) and bristly 
( Folia reni,-g;era Steph. ) with a very few black cutworms 
(Agro_tis y psilon Rott. ) now appearing. 
W. A. Frice (June 25): Cutworms have been very abundant 
generally over the S*tate, but now are disappearing. 
R. Hut son (June 20): Cutworms are very abundant in orchards, 
and moths are appearing. 
C. H. Koonz (June 24): Cutworms are very abundant and have 
destroyed much corn. 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (June): Cutworms, though very 
destructive earlier in the month, are generally of minor im- 
portance at the present time. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
M. H. .Swenk (May 15 - June 15): An aftermath of the plenitude 
of the army cutworm (C horiz?„^rotis auxiliaris G-rote) in April 
was the heavy flight of moths of this species, much inquired 
about and complained of during the first half of June. All 
parts of the State were more or less involved in these flights, 
but more especially the western and central parts. (June 8 - 
13): During the second week in June, from the 8th to the 13th, 
there was a sharp outbreak of the variegated cutworm ( Lycophotia 
margaritosa saucia Hbn. ) in southern and eastern Nebraska. The 
outbreak ce"ntered~in severity in the southern tier of counties 
from Furnas County east to Gage and Lancaster Counties, and 
especially in southern Franklin County around Naponee, Franklin, 
and Riverton. Many fields of alfalfa, sweet clover, and potatoes 
were involved, and some of them were completely stripped of 
leaves. There was trouble with this climbing cutworm during 
the same period in northeastern Nebraska, centering about Dakota 
County. 
