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Colorado. C, R. Jones (April 2J>): The County Agent in Moffat County informs 
us that the Mormon cricket on the Western Slope is hatching profusely. 
Idaho. C. Wake land (April 19): In north-central Idaho Mormon crickets began 
hatching in Idaho County about March 15, in southwestern Idaho in Ada 
County about March 25, in Elmore County about April 1, and in Washington 
County about April 5* These are the earliest counties in the State 
infested with Mormon crickets. Continued rainy, snowy, cold weather is 
delaying activities of these insects. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (April 26): Mormon crickets now in third and fourth 
instars menacing farm crops in Juab; Millard, and Tooele Counties, 
central Utah, Crickets are already much more numerous than in 193&* 
Hatching has not yet taken place on high mountainous elevations where 
many eggs were deposited, and where many are still covered by snow. 
Nevada, G. G. Schweis (April 21): A member of this department made an 
investigation of the Mormon cricket in eastern Nevada during the last 
few days and reports great numbers of crickets throughout the area. 
WIREWORMS ( Limoniu s spp. ) 
Idaho. R. W. Haegele (April 19): Adults of wireworrns, L. cali fornicus 
Mann, , are emerging and large numbers were occasionally observed at 
Parma, southwestern Idaho, 
Washington, E. W. Jones (April 19): The Pacific Coast wireworm (L. canus 
Lee), the sugar beet wireworm (L. ca li fornic us ) , and the western 
field wireworm (L. infusc atus Mots), were attacking young onion and 
carrot plants generally during April at Walla Walla, in southeastern 
Washington. 
MAY BEETLES (Phyllophaga spp.) 
Mississippi. J. Milton (April 2U): May beetles are injuring roses and 
young pecan trees in Jackson. 
E. W. Dunnam (April 18): On April lb the first beetle 
observed this season was at a light in Leland and on April 18 two more 
were, noted. 
Louisiana, H. L. Lozier (April 23): The first spring flight took place on 
March 20 near Sunset, where the beetles were fairly abundant during 
several nights. They were very abundant there on April 23. The beetles 
were observed in vast numbers at lights at Opelousas on April 10-12. 
Iowa. H. E. Jacques (April 22): May beetles are being taken at lights and 
in soil activities, but have not yet shown up in large numbers. 
