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cutworms in gardens have also "been received from Lancaster County. 
Kansas. H. H. Ualkden (May 25): Adults of Chorizagrotis auxil iaris Grote 
were first taken at lights on April l6 at Manhattan and Hays, and at 
Garden City on April IS. Since May lU this species has predominated in 
the catches at Garden City. Only one specimen was taken at Cherryvale 
up to May 20. Scot o gramma trif olii Eott. predominated in Uoctuidae 
taken at the trap lights during the first 3 weeks of May, the heaviest 
flight occurring from May 1 to 10. The adults were taken in greatest 
numbers at the Garden City light. Larvae were taken on lambsquarters 
on Mav 20 at Manhattan. 
Arkansas. D. Isely (May 2U): There has "been an outbreak of the variegated 
cutworm (L ycoph otia mar gari t osa saucia Hbn. ) , originating in "bur-clover 
and alfalfa and moving to row crops in Lee and Saint Francis Counties. 
This cutworm is also abundant in northwestern Arkansas. 
Idaho. R. W. Haegele (May l): There has been a severe outbreak of climbing 
cutworms throughout the fruit district of southwestern Idaho this spring. 
The feeding started April 15 and damage is still being reported from 
some districts, 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (May 20): An undetermined species of cutworms observed 
in alfalfa fields at Park Valley. Climbing cutworms reported attacking 
peach buds at South Erigham. F orosagrot is orthogonia Morr. observed in 
dry-farm fall wheat at Cedar Valley, Utah County. 
G. F„ Knowlton (May lU): Cutworms destroyed three-fourths of the 
tomato plants in a 1-acre planting at Eoy, Webster County, within 2^ 
hours after they had been set out. Damage has also been reported from 
Eelton and Brigham. Cutworms destroyed an entire planting of carrots and 
cut off nearly half the young tomato plants set out on one farm at Orem. 
Serious damage to corn, tomatoes, and alfalfa was reported from Butlerville, 
California. ff« J, B-'an (Anvil 25): A small larva, tentatively identified as 
the y&r?.fegatec8; eystwera (L. margaritosa g&ucia ) 1 has been found killing 
buds on pe .r breeds in the Antelope Valley. The infestations appear to be 
general buc not heavy. 
A. F. novland (ivoril): L. margar 4 tosa s aucia is reported as very 
abun^'-.ry. at L~mon H^Ujhts, Santa Ana, Orange County, where it is attacking 
tomatoes. Dsm.ago is about 50 percent, a count yielding from 12 to 25 
cutworms per plant. The worms are feeding on the foliage of the plants, 
which are from 6 to 8 inches high. 
J. C. Elmore (May): The variegated cutworms are damaging gladiolus 
buds at Alhambra. They are boring into the long snikes, thus lowering 
the quality or destroying the flower spikes. About 30 percent of the 
heeds are damaged. 
