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(July 25): Fungous disease killing many grasshoppers in the Paragonah- 
Parowan area, southwestern Utah. This occurred in 1937 hut did not pre- 
vent heavy outbreaks in the -area this year. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (July 25):. Grasshoppers, principally M. mexicanus, are 
occurring in great numbers and control campaigns are necessary in several 
counties. Much dana~e reported to second-crop alfalfa, 
California. C. C. Wilson (July 8): Infestation hy M. devastator Scudd. in tho 
grazing land of tho foothills of 15 counties is more serious than in 1937» 
In Lassen County nore than U'OO grasshoppers per square yard were present 
in alfalfa. In Little Shasta Valley, in Siskiyou County, serious damage 
to alfalfa and grain was experienced; whereas in the San Joaquin Valley 
they were less numerous than during the outbreak of 193^, although the 
population is still sufficient to cause damage. M. marginatum Scudd. and 
M. formr-mb-rnn Dog, appear to "be increasing in the alfalfa fields of 
Sacramento County. The maximum count in one alfalfa field was 1,22H, with 
a moan of 38^ per square yard. The grasshoppers at this density, and 
mostly in the second and third ins tars, were sufficient to destroy 50 P e r- 
cent of the second cutting of hay "before it roachod maturity. 
C. S. M rley (July 8): One of the major insect prohlems in Kern County 
during the last month is tho control of grasshoppers which have begun to 
cone in on the agricultural crops from dry pasture land, where they have 
"been mere abundant than for many years. 
MORMON CRICKET ( Anabrus simplex Raid, )* 
Smith Dakota. H, C. Severin (July): Mormon crickets are doing some damage. 
Fully 85 percent are adult. More crickets present than ever in the history 
of the State* For a complete report on tho Mormon cricket sec pp. 32^ 
and 325. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 23): The easternmost points from which this pest 
has been reported in Nebraska are Oshkosh, Garden County, on July 15, and 
Purdum, Blaine County, in the center of the Nebraska sandhills, on July 
20. In the latter locality they were plentiful, digging holes in the 
ground to a depth of 6 to & inches. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (July 25): Mormon crickets are as abundant as in 1937, °n& 
a seemingly decided increase in the population westward. 
WIREWORMS (Slateridae) 
South Carolina. 0. L. Cartwright (July 13): Unusually severe injury from wire- 
worms, chiefly Hpristonotus uhlorii Horn, is being experienced in Colleton, 
Hampton, Jasper, Dorchester, Horry, and other coastal counties of the 
State during tho present season. A considerable acre-age of corn will be a 
complete failure because of the worms. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (July 20): Wireworns have damaged some corn in the vicinity of 
Hawarden and Dysart, some of the fields being very heavily infested. 
... * For a complete report on the Mormon cricket, see pp. 32U and 325. 
