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New Mexico 
Florida 
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Mississippi 
Wisconsin 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
Utah 
ARMYWORM ( Cjrphis unipuncta Haw. ) 
J. R. Eyer (April 20): This insect is very abundant all 
over the State. 
SALT-MARSH CATERPILLAR (Estigmene acraea Drury.) 
J. R. Watson (April 22): This insect has "been very abund- 
ant on a large variety of weeds; and F. V7. Walker reports 
that it has destroyed, or badly damaged, a great many fields 
of watermelons and corn in northern Florida, all the way from 
Gainesville to Monticello and as far west as Crawfordville in 
Waukulla County. I never saw this pest so abundant before, 
it nas undoubtedly done damage to the extent of many thousands 
of dollars. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Ehyllophaga spp. ) 
J. B. Gill (April 25): Reports of damage by May beetles to 
pecan buds and foliage are being received from scattered lo- 
calities throughout the State. 
C. Lyle and assistants (April): May beetles started to ap- 
pear by the middle of the month and were reported from several 
sections damaging the foliage of pecans. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
C. L. Fluke (April 25): Beetles of brood A of white grabs 
are moderately abundant in eentral and northern Wisconsin. 
WIEEBTOHMS (Slateridae) 
K. L. Cockerham (April 6): On April 5, adult click beetles 
( Heteroderes lauron&ii Guer.) were taken from field hibernat- 
ing cages at Foley and it was found that about one- third have 
successfully passed the winter as adults. This is the high- 
est percentage to come through the winter in hibernation 
cages that we have yet found during several years' investiga- 
tion. A very interesting thing with this species was that 
on April 5 and 6, when larvae were removed from hibernating 
cages, 13 -oer cent were found to have already pupated. At 
the same time, diggings and soil siftings showed the presence 
of pupae in the fields. This is about three weeks to one 
month earlier than the first pupation of previous springs. 
K. L. Cockerham (April 12): On April 12 the first newly 
emerged adult of H. laurentii was found in the field at 
Biloxi and on this date the first adult emerged in the lab- 
oratory. This emergence is three weeks to a month earlier 
than usual. On the same date larvae were found attacking 
young corn very freely. 
G. F. Knowlton (April 18): Wi reforms are reported in 
northern Utah. 
