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Georgia W» F. Sterner (Septerber 15): Grasshoppers arc very abundant (three 
or fcur species) all through the middle part of the State. I wonder 
if the fact that so many fields have been turned out in the past year 
or two hasn't something to do with this. It is in such abandoned 
fields, grown up to weeds and much crab grass, that the hoppers are 
most abundant* 
Keoraska la. K. Gwenk (August 15 to September 15): Reports of moderate grass- 
hopper injury from south-central Nebraska, east to Kearney and 
Thayer Counties, were received during August. Newly sown alfalfa 
fields in Saline County, and also in York County, were reported 
injured by grasshoppers during the first two weeks of September. 
Texas 0. G. BaocOck (August 18): Mel anon lus d if f e rent ial is Them, is 
fairly mmerous , but seems to attack only the yucca, eating the 
margins until the leaves are practically ruined. The center bud 
or young leaves are not attacked, because the cattle had previously 
eaten them while young. Oak leaves, other shrubs, and grasses 
apparently were not attacked, at least while the yucca was present. 
Washington A. L. Icelander (September 7): Grasshoppers appear to be less abund- 
ant than usual, there being but few complaints where formerly we 
have had uczens of letters. Everbearing strawberries are reported 
as being destroyed near Spokane. At Fruitland one correspondent 
writes: "Early this spring I noticed the tiny hoppers by the millions 
in the pastures , The hoppers were quite large about the time the 
pasture was getting pretty bare and I noticed that, wherever the 
Jim Hill mustard was, they were busy at -ccV. They stayed with 
that until the seed pods were emptied, when they moved on. The 
tops of our potatoes were totally demolished, but the tubers were 
far enough along so that they " r ere net spoiled. They stripped 
about 3 acres of field corn until just the stalks stand. They 
have eaten the silk off all the ears of the 10-acre patch and have 
eaten right down into many of the cods. They ate the strawberries 
and vines in a short time, when they settled on the carrots and tur- 
nips. Peas, parsnips, and watermelons they do not bother much, but 
asparagus disappeared as fast as it came up. Onion tops were eaten 
down and in a few instances they ate down into the onion. When they 
reached the house they became a terrible pest, eating the flowers in 
the yard, and even the mosquito bar off the windows." 
WHITE GRUBS (Phvllonhaga spp.) 
Wisconsin A. A. Granovsky (August 25): White grubs are corrmon in the region 
about Sturgeon Bay on account of a large acreage of wild, uncultivated 
land, v/here the pest is breeding. The injury is variable, owing 
to the cultural methods used by individual farmers and the newness 
of land used in cultivation. 
S. B. Fracker (September 15) : This insect is apparently absent in 
the grub stage in the extrere northern counties this year. Else-> 
where it is generally distributed in both 1-year and 2-year stag<*^ 
No heavy losses have occurred. 
