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cutworm, which is very abundant in alfalfa, "bur-clover, and other 
cover crops. • ■•• 
Louisiana. R. C. Gaines (April 21): While in East Carroll Parish on 
April 20, we visited a 62-acre field of "bur-clover which had "been com- 
pletely destroyed "by cutworms. 
Tennessee L. B. Scott (April 1): Several cutworms per square foot wore 
noted in many pastures in Montgomery County on March 30. -Several 
cases of severe damage have "been noted in tobacco plant "beds. It is 
not uncommon to find five cutworms per squaro foot in pastures. Ob- 
servations indicate an unusually severe infestation in north-central 
Tennessee. It is much more severe than the heavy infestation in 1937* 
Damage is particularly severe to corn, tomatoes, tobacco-plant beds, 
and strawberries. ; 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (April 27) J Claybackod' cutworms ( ffeltia gladiaria 
Morr.) are present in large numbers and arc causing much damage to 
young tobacco plants in the bed -and to clover and alfalfa. They seem 
to be generally distributed over the State.- 
Michigan. R. Hutson (April 25): Cutworms are abundant in '•". Berrien 
County about St. Joseph, in Van Buren County at Paw Paw, and in Manis- 
tee County. The species reported at Manistee is A. unicolor . 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 25) : Cutworm moths accompanied the flights 
of armyworm moths during the first part of the month, but they were 
less abundant than the latter.' To date, no complaints of cutworms 
'have been received, but the partly grown cutworms are abundant in the 
sod. Variegated cutworms bred from eggs in the laboratory are now 
nearly full-fed. 
Arkansas. W. P. Turner (April 15): Peaches in Cross County are being in- 
jured by climbing cutworms. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (April lG) : Infestations of the army cutworm 
( Chorizagrotis auxiliaris Grote), though spotted, are' heavy enough to 
indicate serious injury to crops as soon as plants are- above ground. 
Reports have been received from five or six of the western counties. 
Kansas, H. R. Bryson (April 25): The moths of C. auxiliaris were abun- 
dant at lights during the second and third weeks of April. The larvae 
did not cause much injury to crops because the garden crops in most 
localities were not up. Thoy were reported causing injury to oats 
at Republic. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 25): Eriopyga incincta Morr., Paras ticht is 
bicolorago Guen. , and Peltia venerabilis Walk, were observed destroy- 
ing the leaves of reclaimed sand-dune land at Manhattan. The last 
was also found in gardens. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (April 30) : Armyworms are generally distributed 
over the southern part of the State. 
