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been badly attacked. The ordinary garden cutworm has also "been fairly 
abunda nt . 
A. A. G-ranovsky (June 21): Many cro^s, especially the truck 
croos and the flower gardens, suffered from several species of cut- 
worms. ' Agrotis c- nigrum L. and Lycophotia margaritosa saucia Hbn. 
are the species most commonly found associated with this damage. 
North Dakota. J. A. Mu*ro (June 18): Cutworms are reported damaging "bar- 
ley in Sheridan County. Cornfields in southeastern counties are "being 
attacked so severely that 80 v "e re-olanting is necessary. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (June 20): Cutworms are still doing an un- 
usual amount of damage generally, attacking gardens, truck cro^s , and 
corn. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (June 2^-): Cutworms are unusually abundant this soring. 
Considerable numbers may still be found in gardens and cultivated 
fields. The variegated cutworm (L. margaritosa saucia ) is doing con- 
siderable damage in alfalfa and clover fields. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 26): A considerable infestation of the yellow- 
striped cutworm (Prodenia ornithogalli Guen. ) took -olace early in the 
month. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (June 2U): An outbreak of the variegated cutworm 
developed in alfalfa fields in the extreme northeastern- corner of the 
State. The two-lined cutworm (P. ornithogalli ) is present in about 
normal numbers and is causing extensive damage to stands of cotton, 
corn, and melons. It also feeds on beans. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (June 19): Pale western cutworms ( Porosagrotis 
orthogonia Morr. ) are moderately abundant in dry-land wheat in Cedar 
Valley, in Utah County, and on Levan Ridge, in Juab County. 
S. R. Boswell (June 11): During the last 2 days cutworms have 
completely cleaned up the cornfields around Joseph and Slsinore. These 
worms are of the type that works under ground and farmers did not know 
of their existence until entire patches of corn were gone. 
California. H. J. Ryan (June 2U): During the week ended May IS the vprie- 
gated cutworm was noted damaging citrus, alfalfa, and tomatoes in 
different parts of Los Angeles County. 
ARMYWORM ( Clrphis uniouncta Haw. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June 22): Several moths were noticed at Bar Harbor 
on May 11 and 13. 
Maryland. E. N; Cory (June 22): - An outbreak is occurring in Baltimore 
County. Adults were found flying in the vicinity of College Park on 
