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G. F. Knowlton end M. J. Janes (June 28): Grasshoppers are 
very abundant, damaging sugar beets at Layton. (July 8): 
Grasshoppers are present in damaging numbers in the area 
west of Smithfield. (July 19): Grasshoppers are very 
abundant over most parts of northern Utah; often damaging 
farm crops, 
C. D. Lebert (July 25): Several, species of grasshoppers 
are very abundant in the Salt River Valley, at Phoenix. 
Monthly News Letter, Office of . Lbs Angeles County, Agr. 
Comr.,Vol. 12, No. 7 (July 15): Approximately $2,000 
worth of damage has been done by grasshoppers in the Ridge 
Route area in the vicinity of 3ailey and ^uail Lakes 
during June, according to the estimate of Geo. Murphy. He 
states that the damage was principally tc late wheat and 
barley and almost all on ^ne ranch. One grower sustained 
a loss of approximately SI, 500 and another was damaged to 
the extent of $500. Approximately 10,000 acres were in- 
spected. 
MORMON CRICKET ( Anabrus simplex Kald. ) 
W. B. Mabee (July 22): The Mormon cricket outbreak in 
Sanders County is completely under control- 
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CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
H. 3. Peirscn (July 22): Cutworms are very abundant in 
general. 
H. E. Jaques (July): Cutworms are moderately abundant 
throughout the State and very abundant in the western and 
southern parts of the State. 
M. H. Swenk (June 15-30): During the third week in June 
numerous complaints were received of damage to the newly 
starting second cutting of alfalfa hay by the variegated 
cutworm ( Lycophotia margaritcsa Haw.). These reports came 
chiefly from the southern tier of counties, from Gage C-unty 
on the east to Furnas County on the west, and north to Hall 
County. In a number of fields the damage was severe. 
R. W. Harned (July 22):' During the last week in June and 
the first week in July several complaints were received re- 
garding injury to young corn and cotton by the greasy cutworm 
( Agrotis ypsil-in Rett.). Specimens collected en corn were 
received from Holmes, Tallahatchie, Lincoln, and DeSoto 
Counties. Specimens c> llccted on cotton were received from 
a correspondent at Belzoni, who reported that several hundred 
acres of cotton in that vicinity had to be replanted because 
of this insect. 
