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WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
Connecticut. A. W. Morrill, Jr. (April l): Limonius agonus Say, which 
usually appears about the end of April, was first observed in- small 
numbers under- freshly pulled stumps on March 16 at Windsor, in the 
west-central part of the State. They were seen in the field when plow- 
ing was begun on April 1, and have since been found in large numbers 
in the soil. These fields will be set to tobacco about June 1, at 
which time untreated fields may be expected to suffer at least as much 
damage as was recorded last year. . Untreated portions of the fields in 
question did hot produce marketable tobacco last year- and the expense 
was increased by the fact that from five to six resettings by hand 
were necessary. •' 
Georgia. M. Murphey (April 22): Larvae of Heterodores laurentii Guer. 
were collected in strawberry fruit grown at Atlanta. (Determined by 
A. G. Boving. ) • * 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 23) J The true wiroworms have caused some 
. damage to wheat, in a few instances, Aeolus amabilis (Lee.) injured 
spring wheat in some small plots at Junction City. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (April 15) : Wireworms -.vcre numerous in sod examined 
- at Peterson, in Morgan County. 
Washington. H. P. Lanchcster (April 20): Melanotus orcgonensis Lee, has 
been found in the adult stage during the last month at Walla 7/alla. 
The larvae have buen noted only recontly. L. infuscatus Mots, was 
collected in both adult and larval stages from a number of cultivated 
fields, and in at least one instance was tho predominant form. 
E. W. Jones (April 19): Larvae of the Pacific coast wireworm 
(L. canus Lee.) and the sugar-beet wireworm (L. calif ornicus Mann.) 
were found feeding on lettuce plants in gardens at Walla Walla as 
. early as April 7* Large numbers of the sugar-beot wireworm were taken 
"oy baiting in tho week endod^April 18, 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp.) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (April 15): May beetles are just coming to 
lights for the first time at Chadbourn, but as yet are not very abundant, 
J. P. Cooper (April 20): One-third of a U-|-acre planting of wheat 
in Alexander County was destroyed in February and March. No new 
damage was noted on April 13. Damage appeared only in those parts of 
the field whore wheat had been planted following lespedeza. 
Georgia. G. P. Moznctte (April k) ; P. forstcri Burm. and P. hirticula 
Knoch have caused considerable injury to the opening buds and new 
growth on pecan trees in orchards south of Albany, The damage has 
been especially severe to the buds' and new growth on top-worked pecan 
trees, which were the first to put out in the spring. (Det. by P. 
Luginbill.) 
