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VARIEGATED CUTWORM (L ycophotia margaritosa saucia Hb. ) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (May 27): This species is doing serious damage 
in the Delta or western section of Mississippi. On May 20, 
T. Y. Williford, County Agent, Cleveland, Bolivar County, 
Miss. , mailed to us several dozen specimens of the Variegated 
cutworm. At the same time he ^rote: n 3ig collection of worms 
taken from alfalfa field "'here they had denuded stems of all 
leaves, moved across into gardens and cotton fields, ate up 
Irish potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, onion plants, cotton, and 
everything in their way. Do their ^ork mostly at night, hiding 
in the day in cracks of ground or under piles of alfalfa 
or in shady places. Dug up some of them from k inches under 
ground, showing change to lighter color or losing some of dark 
color. The red looking pupae were found at same place about 
same distance under soil. 7e thought possibly they "ere pupae 
of the worms. The worms have not bothered s^eet clover," 
On May 19 Inspector D, W. Grimes, Leland, Miss., sent in 
a supply of these cutworms stating that they were causing 
severe damage in places. The specimens that he sent were 
collected in alfalfa field. Fornpositive determination a number 
of the insects from Mr. T7illiford were sent to S. 3. Crumb 
of the U. S. Bureau of Entomology, ^ho identified them as this 
species. 
On May 26 a correspondent at Clark sdale in Coahoma County 
sent a supply of the variegated cutworms to us with a report 
that they are feeding on alfalfa and unon leaving the alfalfa 
field are eating cotton clean as they go. This makes three 
counties from ^hich these insects have been reported as serious 
during the past week. These counties, Washington, Bolivar, 
and Coahoma, are in a ro^ along the Mississippi River in the 
western part of the State. They are in the center of the Delta, 
the richest section of the State. 
Texas F, L. Thomas (May 12): Originating in alfalfa and spreading 
into young cotton near Ennis in Ellis County, absolutely 
cleaning 7 acres of ootton, and causing much damage to the 
alfalfa. 
WIREWCRMS (Elateridae) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (May 25) : Reported abundant in sod and other 
fields but no damage yet this season excepting in one instance 
at Brookville, May 15, where they ^ere heavily infesting sprouting 
potatoes. An S-acre field of onions reported as practically 
destroyed by wireworms in Steuben County. 
Miscouri L. Baseman (May 21): Farmers arc reporting stands of corn on 
50 and 75 acre plantings destroyed. The pest is proving a 
real problem on many farms,, and is widely distributed in this 
State. 
A. C. Burrill (May 22): Field corn is not up but local gardens 
suffer from this pest in many places in Jefferson City. I suppose 
