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CEREAL AND EORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
- WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
ARMYWORM ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw.)' 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 26): Lar\ r ae are injuring 
oats and other crops at Norfolk and it is reported that they are 
rather abundant on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 25): A very destructive and widespread out- 
break of the true armyworm is occurring in several Delta counties. 
First complaints were received on April 15. Most of the injury was 
done to oe.ts, out larvae were also found in alfalfa. Some of the heav- 
iest damage is in Le Elore and Sunflower Counties, although very ser- 
ious injury was reported fron various localities in Bolivar, Coahona, 
Q,uitnan, Tallahatchie, Washington, Sharkey, Humphreys, and Issaquena 
Counties. Some alfalfa is "being destroyed by mixed inf dotations of 
armyworm and variegated cutworm. Only a small percentage was parasitized. 
Louisiana.. R. C. Gaines (April 20): Armyworms were observed'and reported 
in Madison and East Carroll Parishes. This appears to be a rather' 
serious outbreak. The insect was originally reported on April 15 in 
Tensas Parish and was found in every oat field visited. Stripping was 
in rapid progress throughout an entire field of U00 or 500 acres. 
(Dot. by C. Heinrich.) (April 19-20): Infestations of true armyworms 
were observed and -reported on oats ir, Tensas, Madison, and East Carroll 
Parishes. The damage appears to be most serious in Tensas Parish. 
Some fields are "being stripped now, .and others apparently have enough 
worms to cause complete stripping. Very little stripping has "been re- 
ported in Madison Parish but there and in East Carroll Parish worms 
can be found in many fields. The infestations appear to be light. 
The worms in Madison Parish' and ir. East Carroll Parish, generally speak- 
ing, appear to be smaller and less advanced than those in "Tensas, 
where mony of the worms in some fields are about ready to pupate. 
Lycophotia margaritosa saucia Kbn. was taken in association with the 
armyworm. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April): During the first week in April armyworm 
ninths were extremely abundant throughout central Missouri, visiting- 
fruit blossoms. Following the severe freeze of April 8 and 3, moth 
flights continued but moths wore less abundant hero. Following the 
freozc in northwestern Missouri moths were reported as being extremely 
abundant. To date, no evidence of larvae has been reported. 
Arkansas. D. Iseiy (April 19): There was an outbreak on oats in some of 
the east-central counties where the .insect was most destructive last 
year. All oat fields scouted in Arkansas County wore infested. 
