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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (June 2^-)? Grasshoppers are present in no more than nor- 
mal numbers. We anticipate no injury. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 2^)\ ' Grasshoppers are showing up in unusual abun- 
dance. Present indications are that they will he more, abundant than 
for many years in the counties adjoining Illinois and in the, northern part 
o£. the. State. The young hoppers were hatching darly.JLn June, 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (June 23)l Grasshoppers are still hatching in the heavy 
sod in the central area. The organized fight has been very effective, 
and this, aided by heavy rains, has greatly lessened the threat of seri- 
ous, injury, 
Michigan. Ray Hut son (June 18): Grasshoppers have practically all hatched. 
Iowa. C, J. Drake (June 23) J Grasshopper infestation coincides very closely 
with the egg survey. Baiting is being carried on extensively in the 
western counties along the Missouri River. In the eastern half of the 
infested area the young hoppers are hatching in large numbers. G. C-- 
Decker reported this morning that he had never seen such heavy infes- 
tations of young hoppers as he was now finding in Plymouth and Sioux 
Counties. Melanoplus mcxicanus Sauss. , M. differentialis Thos. , 
M. femur- rubrum Deg. , and M, bivittatus Say are the predominating 
species, 
Missouri, L. Haseraan (June 23); Throughout southwestern Missouri the exces- 
sive rainfall of the last 3 weeks has had a decidedly deleterious 
effect on grasshoppers. Throughout central and northern Missouri and 
in scattered areas throughout southern Missouri grasshoppers continue to 
be threatening. In central Missouri the lesser migratory locust and a 
closely related species or variety are already maturing and mating, and 
the females at this time contain fully developed eggs. 
Arkansas.. Dwight Isley (June 2l): There has been an outbreak in northern 
Arkansas. .The damage was caused largely by nymphs of M. mexicanus . 
North Dakota. F. G. Butcher (June. 22): Grasshoppers are abundant, many 
places having populations as high as 50 to 75 P° r square yard; gener- 
ally in the third instar. M, mexicanus is decidedly predominating. 
Crop. injury being reported, particularly, to cereals and alfalfa. 
Kansas. H. B. Hungerford (June 5) J Young grasshoppers are more abundant in 
places than we expected, 
H. R. Bryson (June 23): Grasshoppers are causing injury over most 
of the State, The population indicates that control measures must be 
rigidly applied to avoid serious damage. There is some evidence of 
parasites and disease. The first adult migratory grasshopper was taken 
