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WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllp-phaga spp.) 
Virginia C. R. tfilley (June 25): White grubs arc very abundant near 
Richmond, Henrico County, and in adjoining counties; heavy in- 
festations in Loudoun County. 
Illinois \1. p. Flint (June 15): Very heavy June beetle flight re- 
ported from McHenry and Carroll Counties continued into June. 
Defoliation of oak trees practically complete in areas af- 
fected. 
Michigan R. Hutson (June 11): June beetles are very numerous in Bat- 
tle Creek, Clinton, Howell, Kalamazoo, Monroe, Saginaw, and 
Sault Ste. Marie. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers and assistants ( June) : Severe defoliation by 
adults and rather large infestations of larvae were reported 
from 11 counties in the southern and western parts of the State. 
C. L. Fluke (June 24): White grubs are very abundant. Adults 
are very numerous in southwestern Wisconsin; they are now lay- 
ing eggs. 
Iowa C. J. Drake (June 22): June beetles, Brood A, are appearing 
in large numbers in eastern and southern Iowa, and in many in- 
stances trees are being defoliated. At Hampton a number of 
trees were dusted by means of an airplane. A nursery man liv- 
ing near the grove reports that many beetles have been killed. 
During the past few years white grubs have caused heavy losses 
in western and southern Iowa, particularly in Decatur and 
Wayne Counties. Brood B destroyed about 75 per cent of an 
oat field near Marshalltown. The grubs stopped feeding and 
migrated down deeper into the ground to form pupal cells about 
three weeks earlier than Brood A did last spring. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 1 to 20): White grubs are moderately abun- 
dant and injurious in strawberry beds during the period here 
covered, in an area from Douglas and Ca.ss Counties west to 
Hamilton County. 
A WIB3S70BM ( Hetcroderes laurentii Guer. ) 
Alabama K. L. Cockerham (June 15): Reports by farmers and produce 
men of Bay Minette indicate that February and March planted 
corn and spring-planted snao beans were very seriously damaged. 
The species causing this damage wasn't known, but it is pre- 
sumed that it is H. "I mir^ti i since that seems to be the pre- 
dominating s-necies of that section. On the above 
date young larvae of this s-oecies wore observed feeding on 
late-planted corn at Foley. The larvae wore so small, however, 
that they will likely not affect the stand or do any consider- 
able damage. Measurements of larvae collected indicated that 
