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WESTEM ABM CUOWOEM ( Buxoa auxiliaris Grote) 
Nebraska M. H» Swenlc {May 15) . "The mtsst important jjisect outbreak during tbe 
month covered in this repdrt has been one cf the wostem army cutworm. 
These cutworms were more or less active during early April, but reports 
of injury were not received until April 20, \7h9at and alfalfa were the 
crops injured and the reports of injury were from very widely separated 
loca3.it ies (Scottsbluff County in the extreme wor.tem part of Nebraska, 
Phelps County in south-cent r.al, and Madison County :n northeastern 
Nebraska) . In Phelps County the injury wan principally in the winter 
wheat, one field of which had 25 acres completely eaten off by April 22; 
in Madison Cov-nty the injury was chiefly in a3.fa3.fa fields and for two 
weeks the young alfalfa leaves were eaten as fast as they came out. 
Poisoned bran mash bait was used effectively in all the outbrealcs. The 
worms matured and entered the ground for pupation by May 1." (June 15) 
"Following the outbreak of the western aroy cutworm referred to above 
there was a heavy flight of the moths of this species during later May 
and early Jiine. The moths began to fly in p.mall numbers about the middl 
of May, but the flights did not become heavj'' until the week beginning 
May 22. During the latter part of that week and all of the following 
week the extreme abundance of these moths caused much conment. During 
the week of June 5 to 11 the numbers of these moths began diminishing 
rapidly and at the present time they are not present in conspicuous 
numbers. The area covered by this heavy flight of moths was that por- 
tion of the State lying 3ast of the 98th meridian north of the Platte 
River, while south of the Platte River heavy flights were noted west 
of the 100th meridian and beyond. The flights were heaviest in the 
southeastern counties." 
Iowa P. A. Penton (Hay 31), "Moths of this insect are appearing in western 
and southern counties in this State by the millions. The Infested 
region lies west of a line running from the northwestern comer of 
Dickinson Cotmty to the middle of Hardin Coxmty, thence to the middle 
of Dallas County and south of a line extending frcm the north-central 
border of Madison Conmty along the southern border of Mahaska and 
Keokuk Counties, thence in a northeasterly direction across the center 
of Washington County to the southern third of Glint cm County. Survey 
reports are not yet completed, but indications are that the pest will 
be much more numerous than two years ago. We have received reports of 
this same pest from Kansas and Nebraska," (Special Beport No. 14.) 
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PALL ARM? WOBII ( Laphygma frugiperda S. & A.) 
Alabama V7. E. Hinds (June 2) . "I have complaints of the fall aimy worm from 
Hatchachubee in Russell County, where 40 per cent of the stalks are now 
being attacl^d by young worms on a 10-acre tract, I expect this species 
to appear qjUite generally from now on as they were abundant last fall 
and parasites were not numerous." 
VraEAT-ESAD AEMI WOEM ( Heliophila elbilinea ^bn.f 
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Nebraska M. E. Swenk (June 15) . "Moths of the wheat-head army worm were flying 
commonly during the latter part of May in southeastern Nebraska and 
some injury by this pest is anticipated during later June. 
