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and rye, while in Hamilton County they moved into barley 
fields after stripping the alfalfa plants. Lettuce and other 
garden truck were also destroyed in some places. The area in- 
fested, as so far reported, extends across the State from 
Knox, Antelope, pjid Pierce Counties on the north to Webster 
and Thayer Counties in the South. Those cutworms that hatched 
last fall or very early this spring have already made consid- 
erable growth. The recently hatched ones are still very small. 
These cutworms are active in the day time in some localities 
where they are especially abundant, and have been reported 
repeatedly as migrating in large numbers from field to field, 
sometimes across roads, but not in the large solid masses of 
worms, as in the true armyworm. According to our previous 
notes on this species, these cutworms will not stop feeding 
and enter the soil for pupating until well into May, and it 
will probably be the end of June or in July before all have 
done this. This means a long period for the cutworms to 
work on the corn; and if oarasites do not destroy this abund- 
ance of cutworms within the next few weeks, there will be 
considerable danger to the corn from this outbreak. 
Missouri L. Haseman (April 25): April 24 moths of greasy cutworms, 
Agrotis ypsilon Rott., on wing. Cutworms abundant at Columbia. 
Kansas H. R. Bryson (April 22): Cutworms are moderately abundant 
on alfalfa, garden crops, and strawberries. Reports of dam- 
age have been received from scattered localities in central 
Kansas. 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (April): The usual reports of cut- 
worm damage, particularly to garden truck, were received dur- 
ing the month. (Abstract, J. A. H. ) 
Oklahoma C. F. Stiles (April 21): Cutworms are being reported in 
fairly large numbers from practically all parts of the State. 
Some alfalfa fields are infested with the variegated cutworm 
( Lye o phot ia margaritosa saucia Htm.) and the pale western 
cutworm ( Porosagrotis orthogonia Morr.) in Texas County. 
Montana J. H. Fewer (Aoril 21): The army cutworm (Chorizagrotis 
auxiliaris Srote) has been recorded in outbreak numbers. The 
damage is not general, but has been recorded in scattered 
fields throughout Missoula, Fergus, Yellowstone, and Powder 
River Counties. 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (April 24): Cutworms are reported seriously 
retarding the growth of alfalfa in parts of Millard County. 
Nevada G. G. Schweis (April 20): Cutworms are very abundant and 
doing considerable damage to alfalfa at Fallon and Reno. 
New Mexico J. R. Eyer (April 20): L. margaritosa saucia is very abund- 
ant all over the State. 
