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dorsalis Say, were found eating cotton seed and reducing stands in the 
vicinity of Florence. 
Florida. J. W. Ingram (April 30): An unusually heavy outbreak of Nelanctus 
sp. occurred in the sugarcane fields of the Lake Okeechobee section. In- 
festations ranged from a small amount of injury to a 50-P ercer -t loss of 
stand, with an estimated average loss of U percent of the crop. Injury 
was reported to have begun in February, was at its height in March, and 
was diminishing in April. 
Tennessee. C-. M. Bentley (May 22): Wireworms occur in unusual numbers 
throughout the State. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): On May 3 a correspondent at Mize sent to us 
specimens of Horistonotus uhlerii Horn, with a reuort that these insects 
were damaging the roots of your/; corn. Or. May 7 a correspondent at 
G-unn wrote us that they had caused considerable damage to cotton and corn 
roots on the same 'oiece of land during the past 3 years. These were the 
first comulaints received regarding this snecies in many years* 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (May 21): Reports of damage to corn, wheat, 
barley, and rye are beginning to arrive in our offices in unusual num- 
bers. Damage reported from areas both east and west of the Missouri 
River. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20): Wireworms were reported on April 27 as 
having taken the wheat in the lower and moister part of a field in 
Lincoln County. 
Washington. M. C. Lano and H. P. Lanchester (April 23): Very general flights 
of adults of Fuel etc s canus Lee, have occurred on warm days for 2 weeks. 
The emergence has been largely composed of male beetles. Female emer- 
gences have increased rapidly in number during the past few days. (May 21): 
Injury by P. ennus is heavier than usual at this season. Numerous in- 
stances of injury to overwinterl;:.; onions have been reported, while 
spring-planted, onions, lettuce, end carrots have been severely injured. 
Oregon. M. C. Lane and H. P. Lanchester (April 23): A general flight of 
adults of Limo ".'.us infuscatus Mots, was observed in the track-farming 
areas along the Columbia River, in northern Multnomah County, during the 
past week. From U years 1 observations of the beetle flights, it appears 
that the infestation by this soccies is steadily increasing throughout 
this area, 
A CHINCH PUG (P Hssv.s hirtus Montd. ) 
Ohio. J. S. Hcuscr (May 17 ): The bugs are moving about and many are copu- 
lating. During the first half of May, a mortality estimated at 75 percent 
occurred at Cleveland. This was caused by a fungus, probably Sn^retrichun 
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