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Colorado 
Nevada 
Arizona 
Wyoming 
Utah 
Oregon 
Vormont 
C. P. Gillette (June 25): Grasshoppers ( Melanoplus sp. ) 
are more abundant than" they have "been for many years. 
G. G. Schweis (June 25): Grasshoppers are very abundant in 
western Nevada. 
C. D. Lebert (June 24): Several species of grasshoppers are 
very numerous in the. Valley. • The most prevalent in June are 
M. di fferential s Thos., M. atlanis Riley, M. fla.vidus Scudd. , 
and Tr'imerotropi s spp. All of the above were noted on the 
alfalfa, and grassy lands of fence rows. Some damage is reported 
to young citrus seedlings. 
C. L. Corkins (June 23): Grasshoppers are very abundant and ■ 
apparently all of central and northeastern Wyoming is affected. 
Sheridan, Converse, Nv-tona, Washakie, and Park Counties are 
reporting damage. 
G. P. Knowlton (June 6): Grasshoppers are still damaging 
strawberries in parts of Utah County, and are beginning to 
cause slight .injury to beets. At the present time they are 
threatening damage to alfalfa, grain, and beets in the Elberta 
and Genola areas. (June 16): Grasshoppers are stripping the 
leaves from wheat and attacking the heads in the area west of 
Garland where wheat fields adjoin range land. M. atlanis Riley 
and Hail o car a elliotti Thos. are the most abundant species found 
and about 2 per cent of these have become adult. A few adults 
of M. bivittatu s Say were also taken. Part of one alfalfa 
field southwest of Penrose has been stripped of leaves by 
grasshoppers, M. at lani s being the most abundant form with 
about 5 per cent of the specimens taken having become adults. 
Barley in this area was being damaged by M. bivittatus and M. 
atlanis . 
Oreg. Agr. Coll., Insect Pest Report (May): C. A. Henderson 
reports that grasshoppers started hatching in the Klamath 
district May 1, and the hatching season is now in full swing. 
Territory involved includes Chewaucan Valley, Sycan Valley, 
Upper Klamath Marsh, ' Spraguo River, Port Klamath, head of 
Williamson Modoc Point, Klamath Agency, and Lower Klamath Lake, 
a.nd there are a few hoppers in Tule Lake. Klamath and Lake 
Counties jointly are poisoning over a half million acres, using 
about 25,000 pounds poisoned bran mash daily. 
L. P. Rockwood (May 31): Pirst- stage larvae of Melanoplus 
sp., probably f omur-nibrum, appeared May 31. It is too early 
to predict abundance. 
WIR3W0RMS (Plateridae) 
H. L. Bailey (June 23): Wireworms are reported as doing 
much damage to corn at Chelsea. 
