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Ufcah. G. F. Knowlton (August 19): Larvae arc leaving Russian-thistle, upon 
•which they are abundant, and moving to potatoes, alfalfa, and garden 
vegetables in the Panguitch and Junction areas. (August 2U) : 3eet 
webworms are damaging sugar beets in the Price-Castle Dale area, and 
are moving from weeds to potatoes at Panguitch and Junction, causing 
considerable injury. Vegetables in gardens are also damaged when weed 
hosts are abandoned, 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
Alabama. K. L. Cockerham (August): It is estimated that there has been a 
potential reduction in price of 20 cents for each 100-pound bag of 
potatoes produced in Baldwin and Escambia Counties this year, owing to 
damage to the tubers, by the Gulf wireworm ( Hetaroderes laurentii Guer.). 
A total of approximately 992,500 100-pound bags 7;ere produced in these 
two counties this season. 
Mississippi. J. P. Kislanko (July 30)? One adult of H. laurentii was col- 
lected at Hattiesburg, Forrest County, in garbage. This is the first 
record for the county. 
North Dakota. F. Gray Butcher (August 18): In some of the potato-growing 
areas, especially in the Red River Valley, Ludius spp. and Limonius spp. 
have been causing considerable injury to the developing tubers. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp.) 
Indiana. P. Luginbill and H. R. Painter (July 30)? White grubs seriously 
damaged a lawn near Culver. Infestation averaged 7 grubs per square 
foot. The grubs are maturing, therefore they belong to brood C, the 
adults of which will emerge next spring. The corn in our variety-test 
plots at Crown Point shows serious damage, many plants being practically 
destroyed. Infestation averages 5 grubs per hill, with a maximum of 11. 
These are second-year grubs belonging to brcod A, the adults of which 
will emerge in the spring of 193^. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 2*+) : 7/hite grubs have been roported as working 
on blueberry at South Haven; also causing trouble on dahlias at East 
Lansing, and to corn at Plainwell. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (August): White grubs very abun- 
dant in Mower, Fillmore, Dakota, and Winona Counties. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 2U) : Complaints of injury to lawns were re- 
ceived from Buffalo and Madison Counties on July 2U and August 17. 
respectively, and to a strawberry bed in Franklin County on July 30* 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonica Newm. ) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (August 21): A considerable increase in numbers 
over last year is noticed in Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport. 
Riverside Park, Hartford, is heavily infested and soil treatment will 
