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Galifornia Monthly News Letter , Los. Angeles County Agriculture 
Commission, _ Yol. 13, No. 5. (May 15): Grasshoppers in the 
Anterope Valley have engaged the attention of the county 
agricultural commissione.r'.s office this month. .The hoppers 
were found feeding on alfalfa and grain and, in some instances 
considerable damage resulted. Infestation is heaviest in the 
extreme western portion of the valley, although there is some 
scattered infestation in the eastern part. 
- WIRWORMS (Elateridae) 
Maine C. R. Phipps (May 27): Wireworms are moderately abundant, 
Agriotfts mancus Gay particularly. This species was also 
seriously abundant last season in many potato fields 
throughout the State. As a result of their feeding punctures 
many barrels of potatoes were culled out by the State 
inspectors. This spring they are present in considerable 
abundance in or near potato fields in various potato 
■ producing districts. 
Connecticut A. E. Wilkinson (April 25): Insects noticed all over a 
(%-acre pitch \of peas in ycrnon. . The same insect has been 
found rather numerous in. freshly plowed ".aq^l at Storrs. 
(May 5): A rather' serious outbreak of this pest was reported 
from two farmers. Damage: 10 to 15 per cent loss and slow 
growth to balance of crop, 2^- acres. 
P. L. Lean (May 21): Reported by telephone as, causing 
some damage to corn on sod ground at Middle town. 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (May 5): .Many adults of the eastern field 
wireworm ( Phelotos agonus Say) were found flying over 
cultivated fields in Bucks and Montgomery Counties during 
the first few days of May. They alighted on the bare soil 
and burrowed in to oviposit. These beetles, were active only 
during the warm sunny part of the day, from about 10 a. m. 
to 4 p. m". A few were found burrowing into the feoil of oat 
fields. The larvae havje not yet caused noticeable injury in 
this section this year. 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas. (May 5),: Monocrepidiu s ve sport inu s Pab. 
is doing considerable damage to seedling melons .and recently 
transplanted tobacco at Chadbourn. Several reports of injury 
have reached the laboratory within the past few days. 
South Carolina J. N. Tenhet (April 29): The first wireworms attacking 
■" corn this season were found this date at Pairfax. Infestation 
is just beginning. (May 20): Injury to corn and cotton by 
Horiston otus uhleri Horn is becoming very noticeable in this 
locality. Damage is heavy. 
