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Ohio, T. H. Parks (June 2*+): . . We are now in the midst of an- armyworm outbreak. 
Injury first occurred in Butler County, southwestern Ohio, the second 
week in June. It has continued uninterrupted but is now on the wane. . 
Some fields of fall barley have been almost entirely destroyed. A few 
fields of rye have been seriously damaged and the new seeding of timothy 
in wheat fields has been destroyed over a wide area. Wheat was not seri- 
ously damaged. Corn was damaged very little. The larvae are now enter- 
ing the ground and pupating. No moth emergence has occurred here. Heavy 
moth flights from the South have been in progress the last two nights. 
Last night I was called to see "a cherry tree where the ripening fruits had 
been punctured by the moths which fed upon the fruits and destroyed them 
in two nights* The moths were observed carrying out their destruction of 
cherries, '■"?:• , 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 25) s The armyworm has been the outstanding problem 
of the month. The abundance of moths, followed by weather favoring the 
rank growth of grasses and cool weather checking the activity of parasites, 
was abundant evidence for anticipating the outbreak. First reports came 
from Boonville, in the extreme southern end of the State, on May 29. There- 
after reports were received of outbreaks and damage to timothy, barley, rye, 
wheat, and corn from almost every county in the southern half of the State 
and as far north as Rennselaer and Delphi. In the extreme northern end 
of the State, in St. Joseph County, came reports of outbreaks on June 21. 
Throughout the southern half of the State parasites are now abundant and 
we expect will check any succeeding broods, although at Lafayette the 
moths, have been exceedingly abundant the past three nights, 
Indiana. C, M, Packard (June 22): Moths were abundant last evening around 
spirea bushes and ripening 'cherries at West Lafayette. One moth was 
noted feeding on coreopsis blossom, 
Illinois. W. P. Plint (June 23) J A general outbreak occured over the southern 
three-fourths of the State, some damage occurring in every county. The 
infestation was quite spotted, most of the damage being done to timothy, 
; bluegrass pastures, and corn. In only a few cases was the destruction 
- complete. Warning of the outbreak was given a month ahead of the appeafc- 
\.'. ance of the worms, so that counties were prepared to poison by the time 
- larvae appeared, 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (June. 25): Armyworms appeared rather generally over the 
central and western parts of the. State during the latter part of May and 
-.; the early part of June. Their attacks were centered largely on barley. 
Iowa.'" C. J. Drake (June 23): The true armyworm is extremely abundant in the 
State. Infestations have been reported in about Uo to 50 counties, where 
small grain and corn have been destroyed, 
Missouri, L. Haseman (June 23): As a result of the flight of moths from the 
south early in May, we had, throughout the latter part of May and up to 
June 20, probably the heaviest infestation of larvae that ever occurred 
in this State. The infestation covered practically all of the State 
