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ABMYWOBM (Ci rphis uni-puncta Haw.) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (May 25): Several wheat fields in the Norfolk area 
are heavily infested with armyworms. There an at least two suedes of 
hymenopterous parasites and one dipterous parasite, the latter being es- 
pecially abundant. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 25): The armyworm moths have "been common at 
lights at La Fayette and elsewhere for the past month or more. 
Illinois. W. P, Flint (May 20): There have teen several very heavy flights 
of armyworm moths during the past 3 weeks. Ten light traps on the Uni- 
versity Farm caught from 20 to 1,000 moths per night during the period 
from May 1 to 20. On several nights the numbers exceeded 500* Examina- 
tion of a number of specimens taken at random from these catches showed 
hk percent gravid females. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 22): Severe outbreaks of armyworms two-thirds 
grown were reported from the southeastern part of the State on May 1?. 
Moths are quite abundant at Colur.bia. 
Kansas. H. H. Walkden (May 25): A moderately heavy flight cf adult army- 
worms occurred at Manhattan and Cherryvale lights during the first 3 
weeks of May. 
Nebraska. H. H. Walkden (May 25): Only a few specimens of armyworms were 
noted at Lincoln at the light trap. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (May 22): A species of armyworm is reported to be 
abundant in wheat fields in the northeastern section of the State. (ret. 
by C. Heinrich as C. unipuncta . ) 
California. Kern County Agr. Comm. (May 3) : ™ ie first brood of armyworms 
is appearing and ditches have been thrown up around several vegetable 
fields. 
ESET WEBWOSM (Lo xostege sticticali s L. ) 
Kansas. H. H. Walkden (May 25): Heavy flights of adults were noted at 
light traps as follows: At Manhattan en May 1 to 11; at Hays on May 7 
and £; and at Garden City on May 6. No flights v,ttp noted at Cherryvale. 
The greatest numbers were taken at Manhattan. 
Nebraska. H. H. Walkden (May 25): No heavy flights of this snecies occurred 
at Lincoln. 
WHITE-LINED SPHINX ( Sphinx lineata Fab.) 
California. S. Lockwood (May 2^): In Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and 
Kern Counties grapevines have been severely defoliated in rather small 
