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A SCARABAEID (Ochrosidia villosa Burn. ) 
Connecticut. T!7. E. Britton (September 21): About 3 acres of lawn on a small 
estate in East Norwalk were "badly damaged by grubs. 
SOD WEBT70RMS ( Cr. ambus spp.) 
Flordia. J. R. Watson (September 22) : The grass webworm is responsible for 
considerable damage to/grass, meadows, and lawns. _ It is not usual for 
this pest to be numerous at this time of- the year. It is usually a spring 
•oest. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaquos (September 2H): Cranbid moths are very abundant in flight. 
HAIRY CHINCH BUG ( Blissus hirtus Montd. ) 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stone (September 2l): A large lawn in Providence was 
destroyed about the middle of August. Some previous trouble with the 
lawn had been experienced, but the owner did not report the situation 
until destruction was complete. 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (Sept ember 2J>)' Several instances of severe damage 
to bentgras's ia-7ns in New Haven have come to our attention during the last 
month. 
Ohio. J. S. Honser, (September 15): Several instances of damage to lawn grass 
have been reported from the Cleveland area. The greatest damage occurred 
late in August and early in September. 
, A PLANT BUG (Corizus sidae F. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (September 15) : Bug abundant and injurious on althea 
at Experiment, central Georgia. 
GARDEN PLEA HOPPER ( Halticus citri Ashm. ) 
Maryland. P. P. Smith (September 20): Abundant at Beltsville where white 
clover in lawns, asters, and chrysanthemums are being attacked. At Silver 
Spring adults and nymphs are numerous and are- causing conspicuous injury 
on ageratum, dahlia, yarrow, salvia, crimson clover, white clover, turnip, 
beet, and melon. No injury observed at Silver Spring in 1936. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2U): The garden flea hopper was injuring 
violets at Jackson on September 17 and verbena at Starkville on September 22. 
A MIRID ( Plagiognathus rolitus Uhl.) 
Illinois. C. L. Metcalf (September 2l): tfas very abundant late in August -and 
early in September in gardens in central Illinois, attacking . Punkia , zinnia, 
dahlia, aster, and other flowers. 
