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Hays. Alfalfa has been damaged at '"infield and oats at Conway 
Springs. In every case where specimens have been sent they have 
proved to be the army cutworm, (April 14): The army cutworm seems 
to be general over the western half of Kansas, although the damage 
has not been so great as in former years, 
Roger C. Smith (April 25): I find these cutworms plentiful in 
some fields. They were reported from Bydal, Kansas (Republic 
County), I anticipate very little damage though weather conditions 
are favorable, 
Nebraska M. H, Swenk (January 1 to April 15): The army cutworm, "hich -as 
very injurious in the winter wheat and alfalfa fields of western 
and central Nebraska from March 16 to April 30,1925, this abundance 
being followed by a very heavy flight of moths from May 18 to 
June 24, decreased in abundance in fields in the same region the 
next season (1926) and from March 17 to May 18, but again produced 
a fairly heavy flight of moths May 26 to June 26, The species was 
injurious for a third season in this same area April 7 to 21 , 1927, 
but failed to produce a heavy flight of moths in June, 1927, with the 
result that, so far this spring, wo have had only a vew few reports 
of an injurious abundance of the army cutworms, these coming from 
Lincoln County to Cheyenne County during the first half of April, 
AEMTWOEM ( Cirphis unipunc ta Haw, ) 
Illinois W % P. Flint ( April 18): There has been a rather heavy flight of 
the armyworm moths in southern and central Illinois in -arm psriods 
during the last two weeks, 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga d:-s true tor Say) 
Kansas J. 7, LfcQolloch (April 14): The Hessian fly situation in the 
State is somewhat of a puzzle at the present time. The area of 
infestation is about the same as given in previous reports. Apparently 
there has been considerable loss from the fall infestation. Grain 
men covering the State report some loss throughout central Kansas, 
T e know of one farmer "ho has plowed up 400 acres of wheat because 
of fly damage. Spring emergence of the fly began early in April 
and has been followed by snow and freezing weather. 1e have no 
information on the per cent of emergence previous to the freezes or 
the number of eggs and young maggots destroyed. It is, therefore, 
difficult to make any definite statements relative to the fly situa- 
tion at this time. 
PLAINS FALS2 tflftETOEM ( "Sleodes op^ca Say) 
Kansas J, W, McColloch (April l): False wirewonn larvae are reported 
very abundant in ?'heat fields at Brownell an! s City. 
