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GENERA! FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (March 21): Grasshopper eggs seem to he unusually 
abundant throughout much of the State, particularly in the southern 
and western parts. 
North Dakota. F. Gray Butcher (March 23) 5 Observations indicate that 
eggs have o7«n£ntered with no noticeable injury. Many reports of 
overwintering nymphs from various sections. . 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 2H) : Recent egg check-ups indicate relative- 
ly little winter mortality. We are expecting a very heavy hatch. 
Arkansas. R. L. Shotwell (March 28): Melanoplus. differential s Thos. I s 
the dominant species of grasshopper in the northeastern part of 
Arkansas. The eggs are in good condition and hatching is expected 
to begin about April 20. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (March 29): Grasshopper eggs are abundant in practi- 
cally every section of the State. Observations indicate that they 
have overwintered in perfect condition. Eggs dug out of the soil at 
Manhattan on March 21 and kept in the laboratory hatched in a few 
days. Third-and fourth-instar nymphs of Chort op haga spp. were plenti- 
ful in Riley County about the middle of the month. 
Oklahoma. H. T. Rainwater (March 23): Farmers attending organization 
meetings for grasshopper control at Ardmore, in Carter County, and 
other places reported occurrence of newly hatched grasshoppers on 
March 23. -^his was confirmed in some places by survey observations. 
C. P. Stiles (March 25): Recent examinations of eggs in 
scattered communities throughout the northeastern and central parts 
of the State show that they are in good condition. A few eggs 
brought into the office and kept at warm temperatures have already 
hatched. A small number of hoppers of the noninjurious species 
have also been reported. 
B. A. Bieberdorf (March 26): Grasshopper eggs were reported 
as hatching in a few isolated places during the week of March 13-19. 
Texas. R. R. Reppert (March 26): In a few limited and favorably exposed 
areas in Navarro County, northeastern Texas, 100 newly hatched nymphs 
per square foot were found. (March 28): A survey of Montgomery and 
Walker Counties, in southeastern Texas, today indicated hatching 
practically completed, with from 5 to 10 nymphs per square foot. 
