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Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (June 13): Grasshoppers of 'various 'species are very numerout 
in pasture land in Custer, Soger Mills, and Beckham Counties and parts of Kiowa 
County. If dry weather continues, we e.rpect considerable damage to the cotton 
fields located near pasture land. So far M. differential is , which does the 
most damage in Oklahoma,- has not made its appearance in large numbers. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): On June 15, grasshoppers, chiefly M. "differential it 
were causing great damage to thousands of acres of corn, soybeans, and cotton 
at Parchman. In several fields the cotton had been destroyed completely. The 
hoppers seemed to prefer soybeans and had completely stripped hundreds of acres 
of this crop. Most of the hoppers were about half grown or younger. All the 
land had been broken during the winter, ditch banks closely plowed, and all 
field margins cleanly cultivated, but there were myriads of the hoppers present 
' in spite of these preventive measures. Because of the necessity for quick 
action, three airplanes were being used to dust with calcium arsenate while 
poisoned bait was being distributed in large quantities. Lack of rain for two 
or three months past increased the severity of the outbreak. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (June 21): Grasshoppers are very abundant at Calvert and 
Bar'stow, where they oractically destroyed the cotton in a 10-acre field. 
Montana. A. L. Strand (June 20):' The northeastern counties in Montana are suffer- 
ing from a severe outbreak of the lesser migratory grasshopper, M. mexicanus . 
This outbreak centers in Valley and western Daniels and Roosevelt Counties.' 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (June 20): Grasshoppers are very abundant. The Bighorn 
Basin has the worst grasshoirper outbreak in its history. Five cars of poison 
are now out and the job is about half completed. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (June 15): Grasshoppers are causing more or less damage in 
various localities throughout the State. But in general the populations are 
lower than at this time during the past two seasons. Early nymphs of a few 
species had become adults by June 9, in the Grant sville - Flux areas. Adults 
of M. mexicanus , M. bivittatus , Trimerotropis vinculata Scudd. , and two other 
species were taken. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (May): Grasshoppers of several species are reported as very 
numerous in various parts of western Nevada. It is anticipated that control 
measures will be necessary. 
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Virginia. I. J. Schoene (June 23): Cutworms have oeen reported as injuring field 
crops in several sections. Barley and rye were the main crops injured, 
although corn suffered to some extent. In some fields near Timberville the 
damage to barley reached 90 per cent. Reports of injury were also received 
from the bottomland on the James River east of Richmond. 
Ohio. T. K. Parks (June 14): The black cutworm has destroyed 50 acres of corn 
'in Franklin County river bottom land which overflowed in March. It "is not " 
present in upland corn. Larvae are nearly full grown now. Received specimens 
also from Clinton and Fayette Counties with the statement that they had 
destroyed l/3 of the plants in a few fields. Also attacking corn at Columbus. 
