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with a rush. The first "beetles were observed flying this year on May 1 
in Houston County in southeastern Minnesota. -Key began to fly en masse 
on May 7« ^ n the vicinity of Saint Paul the first beetles were observed 
on May 6, although one was taken on April 2b. The mass flight started 
on May 10, but was interrupted by the cold weather. P. fusca is. the 
major species so far. P. tristis and P. rugosa Melsh. are just beginning 
to fly. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (May 23): June beetles, Brood A, are just beginning to 
aonear in moderately large numbers. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 22): Backward weather has delayed flights of June 
beetles. Only a few have come to lights at Columbia. 
Kansas. H. P. Bryson (May 25): The flight of May beetles began about May 1 
but, owing to continued rainy weather and cool days and nights during the 
first half of May, comparatively few adults have come to lights. 
M. W. Sanderson (May 12): A list of the species taken thus far 
this year in Douglas County, in the order of their first appearance at 
lights or at host plants, includes: April 2U, P. rubiginosa Lee, P. 
vehemens Horn, and P. futilis Lee; May 7; P« fervida ; May 11, P. fraterna ; 
May 12, P. crenulata Froel. , P. hirtiventris Horn, P. crassissim a Blanch. , 
and P. hirticula Xnoch. In addition to this list, two specimens each of 
P. fusc a and P. ho mi Smith have been taken from plowed ground, the former 
species on April 29, the latter on March 20. 
A WHITE GRUB ( Ochrosidia im maculat a Oliv. ) 
Nebraska. MH. Swenk (May 20): White grub activity in lawns of two Lancaster 
County residents was reoorted on April 28 and May 13, respectively. 
Illinois. C. L. Metcalf (May 28): Larvae occur at a frequency of 3 or ^ P er 
square foot in gardens at Urbana. 
GKE8U JUNE BEETLE (Cotinis nit Ida L. ) 
Tennessee. J. Milam (April): This pest has been found in two tobacco Plant 
beds and in a number of gardens, causing considerable injury. 
WIESWORMS (Elateridae) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (May 21 ): Wireworms recently collected in a 
field of Potatoes in Northampton were attacking seed potatoes and were 
badly riddling some of the seed. In some instances it was possible to 
take as many as a dozen out of a single seed piece. This is the second 
year that this plot has been cultivated from grass. (Pet. by J. A. 
Hyslop as Limonius sp. ) 
South Carolina. C. F. Rainwater (April): Wireworms, Aeolus sp. , possibly 
