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1930 they were observed to be more numerous, and destructive in one portion of 
tills nursery than the rest and the only reason for this appeared to he the 
presence of a water faucet, around which the ground was observed to "be some- 
what more moist than in the rest of the nursery'. 
Pennsylvania. J. IT. Knull (September 16): White grubs have been very abundant in 
the Mont Alto nursery this year. Japanese larch and red pine seemed to suffer 
most. 
Ohio. T. H. Parhs (September 21); White grabs are very abundant — worst in years. 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 30): White grubs are very abundant — injure most 
severe in years. 
W. A. Price (September 26): White grubs are moderatel" abundant on straw- 
berries. 
Illinois. J. H. Bigger (September): White grubs are very abundant in restem 
Illinois. A surve-/" indicates that they are more numerous tha.n last period. 
Michigan. R. Hut son (September 26): White grubs are very abundant in the vicinity 
of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (September 27): White 2;rubs have been abundant in many 
sections of the State and have been found' doing serious injur" in some of our 
nurseries where the soil was not treated. 
C. L. Fluke (September 26); White grabs are very abundant in Trempealeau, 
Rusk, Jefferson, Jackson, and Milwaukee Counties, Trempealeau being particular- 
ly heavily infested, in pasture and corn. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 30): White grubs are moderatel; r abundant in 
bluegrass lawns in central Nebraska. 
Virginia. C. R. Willev (September 26): I visited near Conicville, in Shenandoah 
County on September 23, observing grub-worms damaging corn and tinotk* r . Pound 
3 to 5 white grubs in every hill of corn examined except several "good" hills 
in which we did not expect to find them. The field contained 7 acres and more 
than 99 per cent of the hills appeared infested. The farmer said many farms 
around him were as "ba.d off" as he. I was not able to scout further, but re- 
ported find to county agent located at Woodstock. This corn followed hay 
which had been down two years. 
OEEHW JTETE 33STLE ( Cotinis nitida 1. ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 27): Grubs were reported very abundant and 
destructive to lawns at Evansville, September 23. 
WIRPWORiiS ("ILateridae) 
South Carolina. A. Lutken (September 24): Horir,tonotus uhleri Horn is very 
abundant in the southeastern part of the state. 
Florida. K. L. Cockerham. (September 15): One specimen of Heteroderes laurentii 
Quer. was recently given to me ""rom material from Gainsville. This specimen 
B collected December 31, 1931. It adds one more locality record for the State. 
