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GENERAL FEELERS 
GRAS SHOPPERS ( Acr i didae ) 
Wisconsin. S. L. Chanters (May 21): Melsnoplus mexicanua Sauss. and 
Camnula pellucida Scudd. were observed hatching in light sand areas in 
Marinette and Oconto Counties. Egg pods examined at various points in 
the V; Infested counties indicate that a few were destroyed during the 
winter. 
Minnesota. A. &.'Euggies (May 23): Grasshoppers are just "beginning to 
hatch. Abundant onlv in neglected places. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munrp (May 21): No hatching of grasshoppers as yet. 
Hatching delayed by cool soring. 
Montana. J. R. Parker (April): In March large quantities of eggs of C. 
pe Hue Ida. , M. bivittatus Say, and M. mexicanus were dug from the ground 
in Sweet Grass County in south-centra.! Montana and "brought to the lab- 
oratory to rear grasshoppers for bait experiments. Nearly a 100-percent 
hatch was obtained whenever these eggs were held at a temperature of 
80 7. for a period of 10 days. 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (May 25): Summer snecies of grasshoppers started 
hatching this week, following cle.°r, warm weather, which was preceded 
by much rain and snow in May. All indications are that the infestations 
will be about as predicted last fall. This means that we shall spread 
about 10,000,000 pounds of grasshopper bait this summer. 
Utah. 0. E. Enowlton (May lh): First-instar and second-instar grasshoppers 
have been generally uresent in northern Utah for 10 days or longer. 
Nymphs are moderately abundant throughout, northern Utah. Slight damage 
to raspberry leaves was observed in north Ogden. 
California. C. C. Wilson (May ~): The grasshopper situation was . of first 
importance in San Luis Obispo County in April. At lea.st 5>000 acres of 
egg beds showed approximately 70 percent hatch on April 23 and the re- 
maining eggs were in good condition, T'he warrior grasshopper (C. pellu - 
cid?) and the valley grasshopper ( Oedale c notus enigma Scudd. ) were the 
dominant species. Count? cf live hoppers per square yard ran from 10 
to more than 6,000. The stage of development ranged from first instar 
to adult, indicating that hatching has orobabl"- been continuous since 
the la + ter part of January. Most of the nymphs were in the first, second, 
and third instars. Poisoning operations were in progress and it was 
estimated that from 3>0Q0 to U,000 man-days will be required to control 
the grasshoppers in this county. 
Mexico. Warden Urquhart, Cia. Agricola La Zacualpa, S. C. P. A. (May lU) : 
We are at present being invaded by a vast swarm of locusts flying in 
from Guatemala and Central America. Last year swarming occurred, but on 
a smaller scale. So far we have succeeded in keening the locusts in 
movement by making plenty of noise. The real test will come when the 
hopoers hatch out, as great quantities of eggs are being laid all over 
