GENERAL FEEDERS 
New York 
Indiana 
Nebraska 
Utah 
California 
THE ANOMALA (An omnia o rient a lis Waterh,) 
E. F. Felt (July 29): k considerable though probably limited 
infestation has "been found re'cer.tly at Jericho, L„ I», and snoth 
area ? undetermined at presents at Mt . Vernon, Westchester County 
The beetles occur rather coamorLLy in roses, particularly older 
white roses, and are usually clustered at the bass of the flower 
among the recurved petals and sepals. 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acridiidae) 
Jo J* Davis (July 26): Grasshoppers have been abundant in some 
clover fields. P.eports of damage to flower and vegetable gardens 
came from Hew Eoss and Milf ord on July 20 and 21. 
M. H Swenk (July 25)* During late June and July the area in 
which important injuries by grasshoppers (M e Ian o plu s sp. ) ^&s 
taking place in the alfalfa and corn fields expanded from western 
Buffalo County to irclv.de all of Dawson County, and: from Nuckolls 
County it extended west to Franklin County, 
G P. Ehowlton (July JO) ? Grasshoppers were damaging alfalfa 
at Trout Creek, but sodium arsonite ba&tS cleared up the outbreak,. 
T e D. Urbahns (June 2^) : Mela noplua differentia? ir Thos« was 
reported attacking cotton fields adjoining alfalfa and causing 
severe injury along the edges. In a few cases 10- acre patches 
were a complete loss* In about 500 acres of alfalfa in which 
the growers did not practice control measures the hay crop was 
complei 
destroyed, 
WIEEWORMS (Elateridae) 
New York E ft P„ Felt (July 29); A number of -/heat wirevorms, Agriotes" 
r3lL112 ; l. Say, were received the very last of June from Greenwich, 
Washington County, where they were causing injury to young 
plants. 
Indiana 
Kansas 
C P m Crosby and ass 1st arts.: In Ontario County 3 cabbage set 
cut in the field on Jane 13 has been injured moderately by 
Ag riotes maucus, as ot served in three instances.. The adult 
beetles of Melanotus communis Gyll. have seriously defoliated 
one young orchard at Peru, 
J. J« Davis (Jul*/ 2b): Wii~eworms were reported damaging corn 
at Jeffersonville on July 1, at North Manchester on July 2, and 
at Spiceland on July 1J 
J. TV., McColloch (June 2-'): Y7?'re-orr:s destroyed 10 acres of 
corn at Lincoln and caused some damage to corn at Lawrence. 
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