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Montana : . ..-W.-. B.. Mabee (July 22): Porosagrotis orthogonia Morr, has 
done considerable damage in the central part of Montana, just 
how much will be very difficult to determine as the dry weather 
has ruined- practically all of the crops in the area where this 
cutworm was abundant. 
Oregon L. P. Rockwood (July 3): Larvae ( Prodenia praefica Grote) 
- -average hardly one-half grown, so there will probably be 
appreciable injury to alfalfa at Central Point, Josephine 
County, within the next two or three weeks. 
WHITE-LINED SPHINX ( Celeri o lineata Fab. ) 
Wyoming A. G. Stephens (Telegram-) (July 3): Outbreak of armyworm 
near Douglas. Lives on burdock or any broad-leaf forage plant. 
Nevada T. E. Buckman (June 27): Specimens were secured near 
Yerington. Similar worms are reported from at least three 
other sections of the State and apparently they are moving 
in off the desert. These were reported to extend over an 
area 75 miles in length near Tonopah, and were reported to 
be v^ry near our cultivated area. This year snowfall and 
late rains caused a great number of flowers to spring up 
throughout the State in the sagebrush country. 
'. ■ • y?IEE"»70BM§ (Elateridae) 
Vermont H. L. Bailey (July 5): Jireworms are very abundant in 
Shrewsbury, Rutland County, destroying potato aeed pieces. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (July 18): Reports are being received from 
various sections of southern Wisconsin to the effect that 
noticeable injury is taking place, Wireworms are also 
moderately abundant in truck gardens in the vicinity of 
.Milwaukee. :' 
Iowa C. J. Drake (July 23):. Wireworms are reported on corn by 
farmers in northeastern and southeastern Iowa, and are re- 
. . . ported here and there as abundant. 
Utah G-. F. Fnowlton (July 8): '.Tireworms are seriously damaging 
the wetter part of one sugar-beet field at Smithfield. 
(July 11): Wireworms have taken 60 per cent of one field 
of late-lanted sugar-beets at Benson, in Cache County. 
Sixty-eight wireworms were taken within a radius of 6 inches 
on a beet in the ten-leaf stage, 
- ■ WHITS GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp. ) 
Ohio E. 7. Mendenhall (July 10): The lantana planted in the 
field is badly affected 'with white grubs in some of the 
plantations at Springfield, Clark County. (July 24): The 
loss of spruce evergreen plants was 80 per cent, in one of the 
nurseries located at New Vienna. 
