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CUTWCRMS (Noctuidae) 
Maine C. R. Phipps (Ha;' 27): Cutworms are moderately abundant on 
"blueberry. As usual we nave taken a number ox species of 
cutworns feeding on the seedling blueberry buds at night. 
These have been collected in Washington, Hancock, Cumberland, 
end Penobscot Counties. ■ However, they have not been present 
anywhere' in very serious numbers. Probably the most common - 
' species is Polia uurpirissata 3-rote. 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (May 23): While garden crops are not as yet very 
far along in Amherst we are beginning to receive numerous 
complaints of the activities of cutworms. Indications are that 
they are at least normally abundant this season. 
Connecticut A. S. Wilkinson (May 6): Spinach eaten all over the field 
by" cutworms. Damage: 15 to 20 per cent of stalks in case of 
asparagus, in Easton and Trumbull. 
New York Weekly Hews Letter, Hew York State College- of Agriculture 
(May): One grower has load considerable damage in one vineyard 
through cutworms cutting off the new shoots. (A. B. Buchholz, 
Columbia County. ) 
Hew Jersey Weekly Hews Letter, Hew Jersey State College of Agriculture 
(May): Quite general and severe cutworm damage is reported 
over soixthern Hew Jersey, the insects seriously damaging 
tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and raspberry 
shoots. (Abstract, J. A. H. ) 
Virginia C. R. Willey (May 25): Cutworms are verjr abundant in 
Richmond and vicinity. This statement is based on requests 
for information on control received through the mail and 
telephone calls. 
Horth Carolina W. A. Thomas (Hay 8): Since the beginning of May, the 
activity of cutworms at Chadbourn attacking tobacco, beans, 
tomatoes, cowpeas, and several other crops, has been 
considerably on the increase. A few specimens have been 
observed with numerous parasite eggs on the body, nineteen 
Tachina eggs were counted on a single specimen. 
South Carolina P. K. H?-rrison (Hay 19): Cutworms have ''oticn doing some 
injury to small garden plants at Fairfax, an£ have been very 
troublesome in one yard, cutting especially chrysanthemum and 
petunia plants. 
Ohio J, H. Parks (May 7): Climbing cutworms of this species 
( Agrotis unicolor Walk. ) have been devouring leaves and 
blossom buds in a 25- acre tract apple orchard with 16-year 
old trees. In one orchard in Erie County the larvae climb 
